Tag Archives: dieting

Kids are Eating Fewer Calories — and developing eating disorders?

By Liz N. Clift | Published: February 22, 2013
TweetOn February 21, 2013 the New York Times published an article about how American children are eating fewer calories than a decade ago. America has an obesity epidemic, so this is a good thing, right? Sure, maybe. First, though, before we get into any discussion, I’d like to point out that the New York Times [...]
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Commercial catastrophe

By FarmerDyke | Published: January 22, 2012
TweetHello Feministing community! Just thought I would share a little ass-hattery brought to you by Crystal Light! http://youtu.be/y8pNQ6lSQ-8 It’s a diet product commercial! So we have to have women talking about how much they love diet products cause only women diet! Also, I live in WA. It is never almost bikini season. Except for that [...]
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Real Women Have … Bodies

By Nancy Lynne Kanter | Published: January 20, 2012
Tweet The other day, my friend shared this image on my Facebook wall. I’m sure she had good intentions, as did the creator. At first glance, it seems like a girl-power-feel-good-kind-of-message that challenges the pressure to be thin, similar to the “real women have curves” mantra made popular by the movie of the same name. [...]
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