naafanews at Yahoo! Groups http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/ NAAFA News Lincoln University Gets a Failing Grade! Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:07:24 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/439 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/439 For Immediate Release November 30, 2009 Oakland, California - NAAFA, a civil rights organization dedicated to protecting the rights of people of size, is Weight-loss industry masks its economic interests with bogus health Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:36:49 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/438 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/438 SOURCE: www.signonsandiego.com By Esther Rothblum Sunday, November 22, 2009 For several decades, scholars in the social sciences have shown that when it comes Does Size Really Matter? Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:33:54 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/437 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/437 SOURCE: DC10.cityspur.com Does Size Really Matter? I must confess the following: 1. I watch the Biggest Loser TV program and am in awe of what they On The Biggest Loser, Health Can Take Back Seat Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:01:17 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/436 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/436 SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES November 25, 2009 On `The Biggest Loser,' Health Can Take Back Seat By EDWARD WYATT LOS ANGELES ? When more than 40 former contestants Save This Date - NAAFA 2010 Convention is Coming! Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:34:06 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/435 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/435 Save This Date - NAAFA 2010 Convention is Coming to San Francisco August 5 ? 9, 2010! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 24, 2009 Oakland, CA ? NAAFA is It wouldn't kill you to lose a few pounds -- or would it? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:04:09 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/434 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/434 SOURCE: etruth.com It wouldn't kill you to lose a few pounds -- or would it? Wednesday, November 11, 2009 BY JENNIFER LARUE HUGET Special to The Washington Long time member Lisa Brown... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:58:33 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/433 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/433 It is with a heavy heart that I must share the news that long time NAAFA member Lisa Brown has passed away as a result of complications from double pneumonia. Overweight Americans Push Back on Health Debate Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:56:05 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/432 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/432 SOURCE: New York Times November 8, 2009 Overweight Americans Push Back on Health Debate By SUSAN SAULNY Marilyn Wann is an author and weight diversity speaker Joe Ligotti chews the fat in Don Imus war Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:13:50 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/431 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/431 SOURCE: BostonHerald.com - The Inside Track Joe Ligotti chews the fat in Don Imus war By Gayle Fee and Laura Raposa Thursday, November 5, 2009 Joe Ligotti, aka Weight Acceptance Prevents Weight Gain? Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:05:45 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/430 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/430 SOURCE: www.drsharma.ca Weight Acceptance Prevents Weight Gain? This may sound counterintuitive, but it appears that one way to manage your weight and not Attitudes, Health, and Quality of Life Study Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:18:26 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/429 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/429 A study is being conducted in the Department of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa to examine the impact of experiences and attitudes on our health The Fat Premium Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:12:08 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/428 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/428 SOURCE: SLATE.COM The Fat Premium Congress toys with a silly plan to make Americans lose weight. By Daniel Engber Oct. 29, 2009, at 4:14 PM ET Safeway CEO Weight Gain Associated With Antipsychotic Drugs By DUFF WILSON Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:54:18 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/427 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/427 SOURCE: NYTimes.com Weight Gain Associated With Antipsychotic Drugs By DUFF WILSON Young children and adolescents who take the newest generation of Smaller jets squeeze big and tall fliers Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:50:14 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/426 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/426 SOURCE: USA Today Smaller jets squeeze big and tall fliers By Roger Yu, USA TODAY Lisa Tealer can't use seat-back trays when she's flying because she's "fat," Nightclubs for the plus-size begin to weigh in Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:12:33 GMT Peggy http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/425 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/naafanews/message/425 SOURCE: MontereyHerald.com Nightclubws for the plus-size begin to weigh in By JOHN ROGERS Associated Press Writer Updated: 10/26/2009 LONG BEACH, Calif ?