Hey guys! I created a Power Point presentation on food- & obesity politics 101. It’s pretty rough, but if you download it, you’ll have my accompanying notes. I wanted to share this as a way to get people thinking and talking about the issues that are affecting our health AND civil rights on a day-to-day [...]

Hey guys! I first heard of the documentary “A Place at the Table” when I was talking to a reporter and pitching her a story. We ended up getting into a debate about whether teaching children how to cook even mattered if they could not afford, or find, healthful foods in their areas. We both [...]

Updated Hey guys! As you know, I am very interested in the different frames we use when discussing obesity, health and beauty. A decade ago, I was interested solely in losing weight. I had been indoctrinated into a belief system whereby fat is morally reprehensible, ugly and something to “fix.” Once I “fixed” my fatness, [...]

Hey guys! A lot of you are new visitors to my page due to Long Beach Post’s blurb about me (so humbled & appreciative!). So, I figured I should do a little welcome post. My name is Annabel and I’m a Long Beach, CA native and resident (who’s down with “the LBC”?! ) … My [...]

Monday before last, I had the pleasure of attending the California Women’s Conference and getting to sit in on a number of panels. One of the panels I was most excited to see was Dr. Mark Hyman’s. Dr. Mark Hyman has written a number of books on functional medicine (in other words, books on why [...]

I’ve been getting asked this question a lot, so I figured I should answer it here and get your input, too. Why do you blog? What are you hoping to accomplish? I want to empower us (yes, you and me) to: * become critical consumers of the media by understanding that what we see in [...]

Hey guys! I wrote about when Mayor Bloomberg first proposed his big ass soda ban. And now? It’s been passed by the New York City Board of Health & will go into effect in 6 months unless blocked by a judge (according to the NY Times). The Mayor’s thoughts on his triumph? “NYC’s new sugary drink [...]

Yea…this IS how I spend my weekend…compiling reading lists. Dear lord, I’m such a nerd. You know you love it! Obesity& Food Politics Reading/Watching List The Cranky One

Consume more! Consume less! It is an interesting time for all of us, no doubt, as we face economic insecurity and an anti-obesity rally-cry that seems to unite most politicians across party-lines. But where does this leave consumers? I first learned of the phrase “bulimic society” from Julie Guthman in her book Weighing In, though [...]

I’ve been meaning to write about HBO’s impending 4-part documentary, “Weight of the Nation,” which will air on HBO on May 14th (parts 1 & 2) and 15th (parts 3 & 4) at 8 p.m. You can watch the trailer here. I’ve diligently read the press release, read the hand outs, and sat in on [...]