Obesity
Mom shames overweight daughters
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: My sister and I are overweight. Every Saturday, our mom makes us strip naked and weighs us. We find it humiliating and embarrassing to stand there naked and be weighed…
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Poor health and lots of it
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m 20 and just got diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. I’m not even overweight. A friend has something wrong with her thyroid. Another takes high blood pressure…
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Girl piles on pounds, parents at a loss
DEAR STRAIGHT TALK: I’m concerned about my 14-year-old daughter. She is rapidly gaining weight and is now 130 lbs at only 5’1”. She eats obsessively, sometimes hiding…
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Obesity epidemic fueled by “compulsive overeating”
Dear Straight Talk: I appreciate your straight-forward response to “Megan’s dad” whose 19-year-old daughter is 50 pounds overweight. You are right that obesity is a disease, and while some may “accept” their…
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Dad worries as daughter piles on pounds
Dear Straight Talk: My 19-year-old daughter, “Megan,” attends college a few hours away. The problem is she is 50 pounds overweight. She’s been overweight for several years, but… 0 Comments
Steps to a bikini state of mind
Dear Straight Talk: I think this is the most wonderful column! I learn to appreciate the thoughts of both parents and kids. I’m writing regarding the letter from “Fat in Folsom,”… 0 Comments
“Honey, your weight is fine,” not often the truth
Dear Straight Talk: Here’s a dilemma for you and your teen staff. My daughter is 14 and she thinks she is fat. It’s true, she has a fat tummy, but she’s not fat anywhere else.… 0 Comments
Food addictions require inner and outer work
Dear Straight Talk: I don’t like being fat, but I’m fat. I’m a junior in high school and I’ve never had a boyfriend. At this point I feel like I never will. My dad and stepmother… 0 Comments
Walking it off, all 50 pounds of it
Dear Straight Talk: After reading about Geoff’s and Greg’s junk food experiences, I thought I’d write. My family is techno-savvy, so I grew up with a computer in the house and… 0 Comments
Food ads a lot to compete with
Dear Straight Talk: You talk about the media in your column but never how it affects the way kids eat. The average child sees 40,000 commercials a year on television, most of them for candy, soda,… 0 Comments
