obesity

Children on Medication: Obesity-Related Diseases Skyrocketing

December 09, 2008 16:37

It’s no secret that the number of children taking medications in the United States is growing at an alarming rate. What seems to be the culprit for this epidemic? Obesity. The sedentary television and computer lifestyle, along with a plethora of fast foods and junk foods lining the store shelves, a...

Early Release for Weight

November 17, 2008 21:37

Earlier this summer we raised the question of how the justice system will deal with the obesity epidemic. We just got what might be our first test case. Michel Lapointe, aka Big Mike, got early release last Tuesday because he couldn’t fit in any of the furniture in his cell.  To make things ...

Buy a cupcake? Not in school

Donna M. Bryne
November 10, 2008 17:05

From the New York Times: Bake Sales Fall Victim to Push for Healthier Foods . . . The old-fashioned school bake sale, once as American as apple pie, is fast becoming obsolete in California, a result of strict new state...

Obesity - Image by vlauria

October 02, 2008 04:01

Situationist contributor David Yosifon has recently posted his excellent article, “Legal Theoretic Inadequacy and Obesity Epidemic Analysis” (forthcoming 15 George Mason Law Review (2008)) on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * This Article explores crucial analytic and normative ...

September 15 roundup

September 15, 2008 12:52

Saying fashion model broke his very fancy umbrella, N.Y. restaurant owner Nello Balan sues her for $1 million, but instead gets fined $500 for wasting court’s time [AP/FoxNews.com, NY Times] Spokesman for Chesapeake, Va. schools says its OK for high school marching band to perform at Disney...