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Catching The Fat For Your Health

Popular television shows often tap into current affairs for storylines. Last night’s episode of Boston Legal was no exception. This summer, a study claimed that people could “catch”…
Posted November 7, 2007 at12:00 am

Fat Camp For Saint Nick?

Yesterday, anti-fat fanatic Meme Roth told Fox News that she wants America to “second guess its time-honored traditions.” And the patron saint of Christmas is at the top…
Posted November 6, 2007 at12:00 am

Pam Anderson: Wedded To PETA, Divorced From Reality

We’re willing to grant that “actress” Pamela Anderson isn’t famous because of her penetrating intellect or stunning powers of observation. But Pammy’s latest public defiance of the basic rules of…
Posted October 8, 2007 at12:00 am

The Physicians Committee’s ‘Heimlich Problem’

Thanks to his eponymous "maneuver," Dr. Henry Heimlich’s name is among the most iconic in the medical world. He sits on the advisory board of the animal-rights…
Posted June 11, 2007 at12:00 am

Someone Needs To Stick To Comedy

It probably doesn’t come as much of a surprise that Chevy Chase has a lot of free time on his hands. Apparently unable to occupy himself with a film career…
Posted June 7, 2007 at12:00 am

MeMe Roth Is Hungry (For The Spotlight)

Wow. Apparently obesity zealot MeMe Roth has taken a page from Lindsay Lohan’s publicity playbook: After publicly embarrassing yourself, instead of showing remorse and making amends, do something even more…
Posted May 31, 2007 at12:00 am

PETA Hides Hypocrisy By Flouting The Law

It looks like the animal-rights zealots at People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) have caught on to the serious reputational damage that their well-documented history of…
Posted April 23, 2007 at12:00 am

Celebrities Are Not Always Smart

We’ve told you plenty about celebrities here in the United States and their ill-informed food activism, but the problem isn’t confined to this side of the Atlantic. The United…
Posted January 16, 2007 at12:00 am

Quote Of The Week

At the behest of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), pop star “Pink” is weighing in against Australian sheep farmers who trim their animals’…
Posted December 20, 2006 at12:00 am

Future (Vegetable-Only) Farmers Of America?

This week Indianapolis hosts the national convention of Future Farmers of America (FFA), which has helped educate generations of young American farmers-to-be. Many FFA members grow up to…
Posted October 24, 2006 at12:00 am