Read more overweight stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12124/overweight.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:42:28 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72868/christie-to-corzine-man-up-and-say-im-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChris Christie slammed Jon Corzine’s for hinting at his weight in campaign ads and comments, saying the incumbent governor should “man up” and call him fat directly. Corzine has run ads showing Christie’s belly in slow-mo, and, when asked whether he thought his opponent was fat earlier this month, responded:...http://www.newser.com/story/72868/christie-to-corzine-man-up-and-say-im-fat.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 15:01:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72800/men-prefer-normal-weight-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCelebrity culture and body image issues aside, women of “normal” weight are by far the most attractive to the opposite sex. College-age men asked to rate headshots of their counterparts judged women in the normal weight range more attractive. “This sends a strong message to all the girls out there...http://www.newser.com/story/72800/men-prefer-normal-weight-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Oct 2009 11:08:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71229/nj-govs-ads-target-opponents-waistline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJon Corzine, the New Jersey governor locked in an ugly race for reelection, is calling his opponent a big fat liar—with the emphasis on "fat." A new attack ad shows hefty Republican challenger Chris Christie in super-slow motion, his flesh jiggling in multiple directions, while an announcer says he...http://www.newser.com/story/71229/nj-govs-ads-target-opponents-waistline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 6:53:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71141/sarko-to-french-pols-put-down-the-croissants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNicolas Sarkozy has lost 15 pounds since he married Carla Bruni, subsisting on a diet of cottage cheese, fruit compote, and bottled water—and he's not the only one in the French government who's slimming down. As the Times of London reports, Sarkozy is pressuring his ministers to lose weight,...http://www.newser.com/story/71141/sarko-to-french-pols-put-down-the-croissants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 7:40:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67823/why-such-rage-at-obesity-start-with-self-loathing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf so many people are fat in this country, why is there so much venom against the overweight? Part of it can be chalked up to "self-loathing," write Kate Dailey and Abby Ellin in Newsweek . We're conditioned to consider extra pounds unattractive, and we get ticked off when we can't...http://www.newser.com/story/67823/why-such-rage-at-obesity-start-with-self-loathing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Aug 2009 17:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67591/obesity-may-shrink-your-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImportant cognitive brain regions are smaller in older obese people than fit ones, scientists have found. Shrinking brains are tied to dementia, so the discovery fuels the notion that obesity can raise the risk of the cognitive disorder, New Scientist reports. In a review of 94 brain scans, subjects with...http://www.newser.com/story/67591/obesity-may-shrink-your-brain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 9:38:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67456/overweight-try-the-food-critic-diet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrank Bruni endured a lifelong struggle with his weight, veering close to 300 pounds before getting a handle on it—and going on to a 5-year reign as New York City’s most feared food critic. Though his New York Times job required him to sample the city’s most decadent dishes,...http://www.newser.com/story/67456/overweight-try-the-food-critic-diet.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 13:39:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67123/peta-launches-curious-attack-on-the-overweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPETA has rolled out a new ad campaign that does not sit well with the more portly among us, the Huffington Post reports. A billboard in Jacksonville, Fla., features a cartoon of an overweight woman in a bikini with the message: “Save the whales, Lose the Blubber: Go Vegetarian.” One...http://www.newser.com/story/67123/peta-launches-curious-attack-on-the-overweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 17 Aug 2009 15:19:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66663/fat-friends-eat-more-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOverweight kids eat more when they eat with their overweight friends, Newsweek reports. A new study tested a child's consumption of healthy snacks and junk food while in the company of a friend or stranger who was either fat or lean. Overweight kids eating with a chubby buddy ate more...http://www.newser.com/story/66663/fat-friends-eat-more-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 15:41:10 CDT