January 22-28, 2018 As always, if you like what you read here, please support the original author by liking/sharing/following/up-voting/subscribing directly to their feed. Happy reading! Articles and Blogs Woman on diet has lost one and a half friends since start of January by The Daily Mash "As we head into crunch time, I plan to offer patronising dieting advice to anyone fatter than me. By April, I expect the social invitations to stop entirely.” *satire* http://www.thedail

January 15-21, 2018 As always, if you like what you read here, please support the original author by liking/sharing/following/up-voting/subscribing directly to their feed. Happy reading! Articles and Blogs Psychology behind the unfunny consequences of jokes that denigrate by Thomas Ford ‘Psychology research suggests that disparagement humor is far more than “just a joke.” Regardless of its intent.’ https://theconversation.com/psychology-behind-the-unfunny-consequences-of-joke

January 8-14 2018 As always, if you like what you read here, please support the original author by liking/sharing/following/up-voting/subscribing directly to their feed. Happy reading! Articles and Blogs We aren't all meant to have the same body size, and that's perfectly okay by Jennifer Rollin “There are so many things about you that are far more interesting than the gravitational force of the earth on your body. ” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/we-arent-all-meant-to-

January 1-7, 2018 As always, if you like what you read here, please support the original author by liking/sharing/following/up-voting/subscribing directly to their feed. Happy reading! HAPPY NEW YEAR! In this weeks media round-up we have a bunch of articles to share which push back against weight-loss resolutions, and a mini-rant about news sources advertising weight loss products under the guise of 'news' ARGH! 1. From Kristina Bruce: “The BMI chart was developed by mathema