From the New York Times…
Often, a visit to the doctor’s office starts with a weigh-in. But is a person’s weight really a reliable indicator of overall health?
Increasingly, medical research is showing that it isn’t. Despite concerns about an obesity epidemic, there is growing evidence that our obsession about weight as a primary measure of health [...]

In the last of our four part Perfectibility series, join in this discussion on the myth of the perfect
queer male, body image and more. Typhoon dinner will be served; come early to be sure you get some!
Facilitated by the Peer Health Advocates.
Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 6:30 to 7:30pm
Room: Woodhead Lounge
 

 Perhaps some of you saw the article in the New York Times (or other news sources) about the French bill which is attempting to reduce the proliferation of websites and magazines that seemingly promote “thinspiration” or which outright support eating disorders as a lifestyle choice (”pro-ana” or “-mia”).
In part, the article states:
The bill, approved by the lower [...]

From the New York Times…
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then try to be beheld by a feminist.
A new study finds that women who describe themselves as feminists are more forgiving than other women when assessing the attractiveness of women who are either very underweight or very heavy.
Writing in the journal Body [...]