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 ...

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

Twenty-six year old Helen Gayle Bradshaw leads a fairly normal life for a young British girl. She shares a flat with a guy she has adored since forever and her equally adoring cat (as adoring as a cat can be), Fatboy. She´s in a long term relationship. She´s an assistant for an editor from hell (but

What does the voice in your head tell you on a daily basis? Is it ever positive? Seldom is more likely. Six methods for stuffing a sock in your voices mouth.

The second annual Miss Plus America Pageant will take place on July 29-31, 2004 in Monroe, Louisiana at the Holiday Inn Conference Center. Over 25 contestants will compete for the title of Plus America Elite.

When you were a child what did you want to be when you grew up? Chances are you weren't thinking in terms of being thin. Those wishes came with puberty. From then on so much time has been spent focusing on the outside that we've forgotten to take care of the inside.