Entries by Elaine

iVillage Joins the DiSH Lab Press Coverage

The third time is the charm! Both Dr. T’s papers on long-term effects of dieting and relationships between weight loss and health outcomes are cited in iVillage’s recent article titled “BTW, That Recent Study About How Fat People Die Sooner Is Totally Bogus.” A recent media spread around research claiming that fat people die earlier than […]

Dr. T on RWJF Website!

Dr. T is on a roll with the press! The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) website features our very own DiSH Lab Director, Dr. T, and acknowledged her recent Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 2013 Early Career Investigator Award (Congratulations too, Dr. T!). The award recognizes Dr. T’s paper on racial disparities in chronic psychological stress and […]

Newest DiSH Paper Picked Up By Salon.com

Three cheers for Dr. T, her grad school advisor Traci Mann, and DiSH Lab grad student Britt Ahlstrom on their latest research spotlight in Salon.com, the award-winning online news website! Salon.com debunks the relationship between weight loss and health outcomes with the help of Dish Lab’s research on the long-term effects of dieting. Many people […]

Research that Changed Research: Anti-Fat Bias Among Obesity Specialists

In honor of the fact that Dr. T, Angela, and Laura traveled to  Atlanta last week to attend the Obesity Society’s Annual meeting at Obesity Week 2013, today’s article covers a study performed there over a decade ago. Weight bias and discrimination has been found in many professional settings, especially with regards to employment, salary, […]

Dr. T Speaks at Manhattan Beach Rotary Club

Just a week ago, Dr. T presented at the Manhattan Beach Rotary club! Dr. T gave her presentation,  “Can You Starve Yourself to Immortality…Or Will That Stress You Out?” and discussed the issues and facts regarding dieting and its association with stress. Below is a picture of President Kathleen Terry presenting a 100 Polio Vaccinations certificate […]

Research that Changed Research: Who will live longest: Underweight, Overweight, or Obese?

The prevalence of obesity and its association with health issues has been a growing concern in the United States. Many people are aware that obesity and overweight increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases and disabilities. However, is the hype about obesity distracting us from health outcomes at other BMI levels? Katherine M. Flegal, Ph.D, and […]

Dr. Abigail Saguy on her new book, What’s Wrong With Fat?

Try to imagine someone who is obese AND healthy. It doesn’t make sense because how can someone be healthy if they are overweight, right? The terms obese, obesity, and overweight, already implies medical pathology which begets a lot of stigma and discrimination against people who are heavy. In Dr. Abigail C. Saguy’s new book, What’s […]