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July 8 2001
Style: one good thing
Lane Bryant's "hipster" jeans
Watching Her Weight
Anamarie Regino, her nails painted pink to match the tiny butterfly barrettes in her hair, sits on the floor of her family's modest Albuquerque home, playing tea party.
July 7 2001
To the Dogs
July 5 2001
Alterations in Brain Activity Linked to Bulimia
July 4 2001
It's official: big is beautiful
Unwrap and scoff that chocolate bar and watch that gym bag collect dust without a twinge of guilt. Well, maybe a little extreme, but if you think that the skinnier you are, the more blokes will worship you - you're so wrong!
July 3 2001
Women who diet risk their baby's health
Women who diet excessively in the years before they become pregnant may be condemning their children to poor health in later life.
ABC in Talks to 'Diet'
The network is in negotiations with Endemol Entertainment USA for the reality series "The Big Diet"
Weighty stuff
July 2 2001
Girls with Eating Disorders Fans of Fitness Mags
July 1 2001
Big Fashion
Today, over 50% of American women wear a size 14 or larger; yet, it often seems that the entire world is oriented around the size 2 model.
Bigger Fashion: Plus Size Men's Clothing
June 28 2001
Plus-size queen is living large -- and loving it
Ana Urbano dons her glittering tiara and one of her beauty queen sashes over her size 16 dress
Plus-size kids: do's and don'ts for parents
June 27 2001
At least Bridget didn't have to shop plus-size
In Good In Bed," the terrific first novel by Philadelphia Inquirer writer Jennifer Weiner, the protagonist, entertainment reporter Cannie Shapiro, is a big girl in every way. She's emotional, uproariously funny and a veteran of the Women's Sizes department. You've got to love a woman with this to say about clothes
June 26 2001
Gaining Weight is Goal Of Bobsledders
For some U.S. Olympians, kicking butt means making your own bigger first.
June 25 2001
Winslet sings a new tune
Actress Kate Winslet is to release a single from the soundtrack of her latest movie, her agent has said.
Crown Plus
This year's All American
Ms. Hawaii Woman Plus
is proud of herself and her life
June 24 2001
Give us back our bodies
Women look to their new Minister to
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 Desnudo de Trini by Zuniga
deliver on promises made to smash the universal fashion for thinness.
'Fashion' therapy offers a new approach to eating disorders
June 21 2001
Summer reading to boost your self-esteem
June 20 2001
Students, shoppers say Victoria's Secret campaign misrepresents 'every woman'
She can be seen standing in the right window of the local store at University Mall. She turns the head of almost everyone who walks by her, and she has caused at least one woman to point and raise her eyebrows.
Eating Disorders Plague Young Japanese
June 19 2001
Liz Claiborne & Lands' End Join Launch of Plussize.com
Sixty-five million American women wear a size 12 or larger, representing
half of the female population. More than a third wear a size 16 or larger. Plussize.com is designed to empower
this majority that for years has been considered only a "niche" market.
Obsessing Over Looks May Be A Disorder
Are you constantly obsessing over your weight or your hair? Or do you often think you are just ugly? You may just have a body image problem.
Taking a Hard Look at Discrimination and Stereotypes in Medicine
It is obvious from even a cursory look at history that doctors sometimes act with prejudice. Consider that as
recently as the early 1960's, before major civil rights and Medicare legislation, black women were housed in separate maternity wards
June 18 2001
Overweight Girl Mystifies Family
Despite a restricted diet, a regular exercise program and the anxious scrutiny of her parents, doctors and state officials, 4-year-old Anamarie Martinez Regino remains very big for her age.
Colleges realize men need body-image help, too
June 17 2001
Excerpt from "Zaftig: Well Rounded Erotica."
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