Posts Tagged ‘Weight of the Nation’

Uncle Sam and HBO Team up for Fat Shaming, Avoiding Politics

Posted on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 by Michele Simon

Last week, after I declared my refusal to watch the HBO series, “Weight of the Nation,” Marlene Schwartz, of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity (a group featured in the program) politely suggested that I give all four episodes a chance before I criticize. I did. It was even worse than I feared.

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More Empty Recommendations on Junk Food Marketing to Children

Posted on Friday, May 11th, 2012 by Michele Simon

Institute of Medicine Gives Big Food Another Deadline – or else!

This week, the nation’s top public health experts gathered at a much-trumpeted obesity conference hosted by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called Weight of the Nation. (A quick glance at the agenda reveals nothing that would even begin to challenge the food industry.)

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Why I Am Not Attending or Watching “Weight of the Nation”

Posted on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 by Michele Simon

The national hysteria over obesity has reached a crescendo this week, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosts the conference, “Weight of the Nation” in Washington, DC. If you couldn’t make it, no worries, more fear-mongering is on the way in a four-part mini-series on HBO to air next week. The show of the same name is produced in coordination with several federal government agencies. The trailer alone almost brought me to tears, seeing all the awful stereotypes of fat people.

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