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Commentary: It’s Not OK For Abercrombie & Fitch To Tell Me I’m Too Fat

By Irina Gonzalez | 05/16/2013 - 16:50 | 0 Comments

Being overweight in America is not easy. I know because, although I’m at a healthy weight now, I have struggled with my weight for most of my life. At my highest, I ballooned up to 230 pounds (at just 5’2”!) and wore size 18 clothes. Well, to be honest, I really should have been wearing size 20 pants but I refused to go up that high. Instead, that was the...

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Commentary: Junk Food Commercials Are Targeting Latino Kids In Childhood Obesity Epidemic Fight

By Irina Gonzalez | 05/09/2013 - 16:59 | 0 Comments

When I was a child and my family first came to the U.S., I remember going to McDonald’s and drinking a lot of soda constantly. Although I was always a bit on the chubby site, it wasn’t long before my weight ballooned up thanks to all of the junk food advertising I was suddenly seeing everywhere.

I remember fighting with my mom as a teen, when she tried to get...

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25% of Overweight Latinas Considered their Weight within Normal Range

By Stacey Rivera | 11/23/2010 - 16:04 | 5 Comments

A recent study by the University of Texas Galveston found that 25% of Latinas who are classified as overweight in medical terms see themselves as normal weight. Study author Mahbubur Rahman believes this is a symptom of the "fattening of America," meaning being overweight has become the norm for some women.

According to BusinessWeek.com column...