Readers were asked how they felt about women being topless in public. Here are the responses received.

The "Beautiful Women Project" is designed by the artist to raise awareness of the link between self-worth and self-identity, and society´s attitude toward physical appearance. Our bodies tell our life story.

Do you remember the moment when you first became aware (or self conscious) of your body? I do. It was summer. Hot and sticky. I was probably five or six years old.

I recently watched Kelly Osbourne on an episode of Regis and Kelly promoting her new teen drama, "Life as We Know it" in which she plays a tough plus

I like the word fat. It's short. Easy to write. Requires no thought once so ever. When you say it people know what you mean. Sure I could use other words. Obese is a nice medical term ...

Surf over to learn about the Fat Girls Club, Depression in a Big Woman's Life and the Fat Girls Diet.

As I get older, instead of thinking of all the reasons why I should be a size 0, I´ve gravitated to reasons why it´s ok to be fat. I´ve come to the conclusion that fat people´s faces tend to look better as they age.

A non-profit organization dedicated to changing policies and views on obesity. Their website has a lot of fact sheets and information on the dangers of being

Erica Collins from Cherry Hill, New Jersey was crowned Miss Plus America on Saturday July 31, 2004 in Monroe Louisiana. Miss Collins took time out of her already busy schedule to answer a few questions.

National Eating Disorders Association has a study on the impact of media images on people who are already prone to eating disorders. They found