I want you to imagine Derek* (name changed to protect the guilty): tall with jet black hair and just a touch of shy swagger. His voice was deep and his pants rode low, sitting on his hips (hips I ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- March 1 marks the first day of Women's History Month. To kick off the celebratory month, CBS News Philadelphia took a trip to Manayunk to highlight someone who is breaking glass ...

These five strong women are gaining momentum on social media for a powerful body-positive photo shoot that celebrates all the things society has said is wrong about them. Although the photos alone are ...

Clichés cling to people like chewing gum under a shoe. And among the favorite victims of stubborn stereotypes, curvy or fat women occupy a special place. Preconceived ideas are not only false, but ...

Existing guidelines for weight gain and loss during pregnancy require adjustment to optimize outcomes in underweight and very obese women, and their babies, shows a large study from the French island ...

It's a hell of an environment for Kate Manne to publish her new book "Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia." Yet the Cornell philosophy professor exudes the same calm, rational style of argument that ...

Fattest human being ever known to medical science was the late Mrs. Ruth G. Pontico of Tampa, Fla., who was 5 ft. 5¶ in. tall and weighed 772½ lb. This conclusion, the result of a long series of study ...

Very obese women should actually lose weight during pregnancy in order to have a healthy baby, contrary to current recommendations, according to a new study. The researchers behind the study say the ...