Scientific American
In Obesity Research, Fatphobia Is Always the X Factor
Contrary to what you’ve undoubtedly been told, you can be fat and fit at the same time
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“Tell me what I’m missing,” my husband said. He, like many of us, had seen headlines about a recent study that surveys the weight, exercise habits and cardiovascular disease risk of over half a million people in Spain. It’s being covered by media outlets as irrefutable proof that no, sorry, forget what the body positivity movement has told you you cannot be both fat and fit. This is not a new argument. It’s the comment made on every story I write, as a journalist who covers weight stigma (negative beliefs about large bodies that lead to discrimination against fat people). But in a burst of good news for internet trolls, the authors of this new study, who published their findings as a research letter in the
Happy #FatTuesday celebrate Mardi Gras tonight with longtime legendary funk friends @jonclearymusic and Ivan Neville #livestream musical gumbo straight from Esplanade Studios in #NewOrleans
What To Drink Now: Happy Fat Tuesday!
Happy Fat Tuesday! Traditionally, this is a day to eat heartily, drink heavily and celebrate on this last day of Carnival before the start of Lent, or 40 days of fasting, which for many means giving up meat (“carne vale” or farewell to meat), giving up drinking or some other wonderful indulgence.
So, to enjoy this last day of festivities fully, great cocktails are required, and what is better than the most traditional flavors from the land of Mardi Gras in the US, New Orleans, as well as Brazil, Peru, even Mexico? Mix one up and raise your glass high to toast this Fat Tuesday.