Amid ‘war on obesity,’ skeptics warn of stigma
HealthMay 2, 2011
As U.S. tries to curb obesity, some fear increasing discrimination against the overweight The images are striking: Overweight boys and girls staring somberly from billboards and online videos, real-life embodiments of the blunt messages alongside. “Chubby kids may not outlive their parents,” for example. Or: “Big bones didn’t make me this way. Big meals did.” The ads ― part of a new “Stop Chil...