Thin at any Cost?
April 11, 2013
You only need to stand in a supermarket checkout line to realize our society is obsessed with how people look. Magazine headlines scream, “Guess Who!” next to a picture of a flabby stomach. Or they praise “So-and-So’s Awesome Post-Baby Body!” Read More »
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Does This Make Me Look Fat?
December 04, 2012
About 4 years ago, my good friend tried to die by suicide; the reason behind it? She felt like she didn’t match up to the women you see in magazines; she felt like she wasn’t beautiful or skinny enough. Read More »
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Lance Armstrong: More News We'd Rather Not Have
September 18, 2012
Hello, you last heard from me when Michael Jackson died, although I’m behind the scenes at NIDA almost every day. Read More »
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Doping Disaster: On the Wheels of a Scandal
November 08, 2011
Cycling legend Lance Armstrong, winner of the Tour de France 7 times, and his teammates from the U.S. Read More »
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Hit the Gym, Not the Pills
March 29, 2011
Most of us have something about ourselves that we’d like to change. Too tall, too short, too fat, too thin, too stocky, too anything… In fact, research suggests that more than half of teens are unsatisfied with their bodies for some reason. Read More »
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