Visit My Fat chick library at LibraryThing.  I will add any book I deem is size positive.


Newspaper and Journal articles.

Campos, Paul. Diet of Lies Just Too Tasty. February 6, 2001. New York Press (Downloaded from Alternet 1/31/03] Thomasson, WA.

Squires, Sally. About Your BMI (Body Mass Index): Optimal Weight Threshold Lowered. The Washington Post, pg AO1. June 4, 1998 (This is the article that reported the change in BMI for overweight and obese).

Woods, Michael. Redefining obesity could increase numbers by 50%. Post-Gazette. March 17, 2003 (Accessed online 3/17/2003)

Diet DrugsIoannides-Demos, Joseph et al. Safety of drug therapies used for weight loss and treatment of obesity. Drug Safety. 29:4 277-302 2006

Drug Therapy Review: Orlistat (Xenical). Intensive and Critical Care Nursing. 1999 15: 298-299*

New Fat Removal Technique Getting Raves: Is it Safe? Does it Work? WABC. Feb 7, 2003 (Access Feb 20, 2003)

Bartlett, S et al. Psychosocial Consequences of Weight Cycling. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 64:3: 587-592, June 1996. Abstract

Hagan, MM et al. A New Annual Model of Binge Eating: Key Synergistic Role of Past Caloric restriction and Stress. Physiology and Behavior. 77 (2002) 45-54.*

Mirkin, Gabe. Yoyoing Kills. 11/1/00. http://www.drmirkin.com/nutrition/8727.html [Accessed 2/10/03]

Saylor, Erin. "Yo-yo" dieting Can Harm Womens Hearts. The Michigan Daily February 6, 2003 [Accessed online 2/25/2003]


Commercial Diets

McCook, Allson. Study Looks at Pounds Shed with Weight Watchers. Reuters Health accessed Via Yahoo News 4/8/04

Weight Loss SurgeryNational Institutes of Health. Gastric Surgery for the Severely Obese. NIH Publication No. 01-4006 December 2001

Reynolds, Wendy. The Horrible Answer to My Fat Chick Prayer. February 6, 2001. New York Press (Downloaded from Alternet 1/31/03] Thomasson, WA.

ACS: Gastric Bypass Surgery Has High Short Term Mortality But Improves Long Term Survival. Doctors Guide Personal Edition November 7, 2003 [Accessed Online 11/13/04]*


Associated Press. As Obesity Shot Up, Diabetes Rose only Slightly in the 1990s USA Today September 4, 2003 [Accessed online 9/8/2003]

Battle, Judy Shepps. Kids and Community: Binge Eating can Lead to Suicide. The Cranbury Press, 1/31/03 [Accessed 2/25/03]*

Bjorntorp, Per. Thrifty Genes and Human Obesity. Are We Chasing Ghosts? Lancet 358: 1006-08 2001.*

Brody, Jane E. Fat in America (3 part series).  The New York Times.  November 22- 24 1992*

Carlsen, Susan B.  A Heavy Problem: Is Obesity Grounds for Not Hiring? School Business Affairs, vol. 59 no. 6, June 1, 1993. Pg 41-42*

Creamer, Anita.  January 31, 2003. Anita Creamer: Well-rounded Character wins Praise. The Sacramento Bee. (Accessed 2/11/03)*

Dotings, Randy. Overweight TV Characters Have Image Problem.  HealthDay. August 11, 2004 [Accessed online 8/14/03]

Elliott, Victoria Stagg.  2003. The Weight of Obesity: Linking Large People to Care. American Medical News.   [Accessed 10/3/03]*

Fishman, Sara Golda Bacha.  Life In the Fat Underground.  Radiance Winter 1998 (accessed on line 9/26/2003)

Gilbert, Debbie. Some Industries making big Money off Weight: Excess weight costly to Our Health and our Wallets. Gainesville Times. February 11, 2003. (Accessed at gainsvilletimes.com 2/12/03)*

Graham, Judith.  Arkansas to Grade Kids on Obesity. The Chicago Tribune September 15, 2003.

Hernandez, Andrea.  Judy Freespirit.  Foremother of the Fat Liberation Movement.  From Fat Girl #1 September 1994 *

Higgins, Marguerite.  Expansion Plans.  The Washington Times on line October 21, 2003 [Accessed 10/22/03)

Hill, James.  2002 Nielsen Ratings BET.com [Accessed Dec 12, 2003]*

Hodder, Ian. Women and Men at Catalhoyuk. Scientific American. January 2004 pgs 76-83

Integrity in Science. Lifting the Veil of Secrecy. 2003 [Accessed online 4/6/204]

James, WPT. An Integrated View of the Metabolic and Genetic Basis For Obesity. The Lancet. October 9, 1976*

Jenkins, Colleen.  Talk Show Hosts Angers Woman. St. Petersburg Times, July 10, 2001 [Accessed July 2, 2003]

Kramer FM, Jeffery RW, Forster JL, Snell MK.  "Long Term Followup of Behavioral Treatment for Obesity. International Journal of Obesity. 13:2 (1989) 123-26

Laurence, Charles. American Beauty: Fat is the New Thin. The Telegraph.  2/9/03 [Accessed 3/4/03]

McCook, Alison. Feb 7, 2003. Many Have Subconscious Bias Against Obese: Study. Reuters Health Access via Yahoo Health 2/12/03

McDonald, Heidi. Fat Like Me.  Hartford Advocate News. September 18, 2003.  [Accessed 9/22/03]

McGinnis, Michael.. Actual Causes of Death in the United States. Journal of the American Medical Association. November 10, 1993. Vol 270 (18): 2207-2012 Abstract  (Very important article, lists that 300K die of poor diet and lack of exercise, not Obesity)

Obese Woman: Sally Jesse Rapheal was Really Rude to me! Eight  ball Magazine *

Obesity Not a Personal Failing, But a Battle Against Biology.  Science Daily Magazine Online.  2/7/03 [Accessed 3/4/03]

Pook, Sally. Model Quits Over Craze to be Thin.  The Telegraph. September 4, 1998

Scanlon, Bill. Obesity Research Surprising: Study Finds Heavier Black Women Outlive Their Thinner Sister. January 8, 2003.  Rocky Mountain News (Viewed 2/3/03 http://www.rockymountainnews.com)*

Schifrin, Matthew.  Know Thy Customer. Forbes May 10, 1993, pp 122-123*

Schuyler, Nina. Living Large: Marilyn Wann is Fat. Got a Problem with That.  Stanford Alumni Newsletter August 2003 [Accessed 8/14/2003]

Spurrell, Emily Borman et al. Age of Onset for Binge Eating: Are There Different Pathways to Binge Eating? International Journal of Eating Disorders 21:1, 55-65, 1997 Abstract

Squires, Sally. About your BMI: Optimal Weight Threshold Lowered. The Washington Post Pg A01, June 4, 1998

Staff and Wire Reports. People Watch. Lean and Mean. Feb 1, 2003.*

Staffieri, J.R. (1967). A study of social stereotype of body image in children. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 7, 101-104.*

Stevens. Liz. "Fat Equal Sad Equals Funny." South Coast Today Online.  1/3/98 (accessed 9/25/03)

Stone, Laurie.  Rosie Complexion.  The Village Voice. July 9, 1996.

Stunkard, Albert J and Thokild  LA Sorensen. Obesity and Socioeconomic Status A  Complex Relation. New England Journal of Medicine329:14 Sept 20, 1993 pp 1036-1037 (LInked to Abstract)

Tanner, Lindsey. Study: Fat Kids Rank Quality of Life Low.  The Associate Press April 8, 2003 [Accessed via 1010wins website 4/8/2003]

Wastell, David  Fatties Fight Back. UK Telegraph, 2002

Wells, Jane. Reaching out to the Oversize Market: Firms Capitalize on the Overweight American Public. MSNBC Online [Accessed 3/5/03]*

Weir, Hannah K et al. Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2000, Featuring the Uses of Surveillance Data for Cancer and Prevention and Control. 95:17:1276-1278, September 3, 2003 (PDF)

Witcombe Christopher L. C. E. Venus Of Willendorf. 2000.

Wolf, Linda. Winter 1995/96. Laugh and Dare to Love: An Interview with Maya Angelou. Generation Next, page 45 (Accessed online 2/10/03)

Zernike, Kate. Fight Against Fat Shifts to the Workplace. The New York Times, October 12, 2003 [Accessed 12/11/03] 

ANRED. Statistic: How Many People have Eating Disorders. http://www.anred.com/stats.html (accessed 2/12/03)

Coles, Kim. Fat? Whats That? Rosie Magazine Online. (Access Feb 5, 2003]*

Consumer Reports online.  Risk Factors: Hefty but Health? 2003? [Accessed 2/26/03]