But again, is there a causal relationship between the aspartame and the high fat diet? Meaning if the rats had been fed a regular or low fat diet, would the aspartame group's results have been so dramatically different from the control group's? Is there some indication that aspartame + high fat diet = bad as opposed…

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As a teacher, this is one of my favorite spoken word poems. It has been a long time since hearing it. Thanks for posting.

I am and always was a lost cause. I grew up in the San Fernando Valley of Southern California. There was no hope of escape.

Not only are those unsupportive comments you described about the change in pecking order, but I think those people who make comments like that are secretly jealous and ashamed of their own lack of commitment to a healthy lifestyle.

I am so fortunate to have the most supportive friends a girl could every ask for. Some of them have come to Zumba with me a number of times because it's a great way to get fit, and it's super fun. They also have been more than understanding about working around my fitness schedule.

Agreed.

Really? You genuinely think you could look at anyone who isn't an outlier body type (ie: 75lbs r 600lbs) and be able to tell off the bat that they are healthy or not? You can tell that my 5'2" 130lbs friend who never works out a day in her life and subsists entirely on junk food is healthier than I am at 5'3" 155lbs…

Gotta love how BMI is supposedly the end all be all indicator of health but does not take into account muscle mass, skeletal frame, or ethnic/racial background whatsoever. Technically by BMI standards I'm overweight, but I have a hell of a lot more muscle and stamina than most of the women I know. I've brought some of…

Then we must define what is indeed morbidly obese. I was trying to make the case that those who fall within categories 2 and 3 of the obesity BMI scale indeed will be more likely to develop health problems. However, to assume that all obese people will have health problems is generalization. I can think of several…

@kimmp, you are so lucky to have such an adventurous veggie eater. Keep encouraging it. =)

All these pics bring a happy tear to my eye. I only wish I still lived in Brooklyn so I could celebrate this moment as a NY. Instead I am a grumpy Californian wishing my state would get it the fuck together for equality already.

Felt both episodes were pretty weak sauce.

Morbidly obese people, perhaps. But I would say it would be fair to think that at least 50% of people who are in the obese BMI range are not in fact any more unhealthy than many of their thin counterparts. Also, people are so quick to forget that there are 3 different classes of obesity. It is individuals on the high…

You look like a hotter, more buxom Drew Barrymore!

"I love when some picks a number like 200 lbs to be the OMGFATEST most morbidly obese example they can come up with."

It is not that weight doesn't correlate to an increased risk of certain health complications, it is that weight does not exclusively indicate one's level of physical fitness and nutrition. When one looks at a person who is heavily overweight, society tells us that it is okay to assume that they must not treat their…

My dad's retort to "It's not fair!" was, "Well guess what. Life isn't fair. Get used to it now."

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@keysburg, I had a bitch gyno like that once too. She was filling in for my regular doc who had just moved away, and when she asked me how many partners I had had, I said 5. She then gave me this hard look and said that at 21, 5 partners was an awful lot, and that I should be more choosy about who I let enter the…