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• My Big Fat American Pregnancy

  Let me entice you with the ironic quote: “Pregnancy,” [Dr. Raul] Artal says, “is itself a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.” So what happens when you were already obese before you found yourself in a family way? Read More... Posted Jul 13 2008, 02:00 PM by Adrienne Martini with | with 11 comment(s) Filed under: birth, pregnant, labor, obese, OB/GYN, obstetrics, bariatrics

• Weekly Check-Up: Messy House Making You Fat?

  Hmmm, is it just a coincidence that two of the first things to go when many people have kids are standards of house cleanliness and, well, the ass? Oh please. Apparently one of Oprah's special friends believes an untidy home can keep you fat. "Clutter expert" (do you need a Master's degree for that) Peter Walsh says he was stunned to discover that when people got organized, they also started making healthy food choices. I suppose a skeptical person could point out that our society's current fixation with obesity might make "it helps you lose weight!" a key selling point for all kinds of stuff, like, say, a book on home organization, but we can't find our skeptics under all these piles of papers and empty fast food containers.  So, how exactly does clutter keep you heavy? Well...   Read More... Posted Feb 28 2008, 08:31 AM by Kelly Mills with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: nutrition, Oprah, fat, organization, overweight, cleaning, weight, experts, housework, weekly check up, clutter, real you, obese, healthy food choices, clean house