obesity

Lizzie, who has never liked her weight, goes through life hating herself and wallowing in meaningless sex, drugs, and other unhealthy choices before taking charge of her life. She severely limits her food and exercises compulsively in order to transform into the thin person she always wanted to be. However, beneath the exterior, Lizzie is unhappy and still sees herself as a fat girl.

During the summer of 1971 in a small Texas town, thirteen-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act, 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.

"A ... novel about a reclusive young woman saving up for weight loss surgery when she gets drawn into a shadowy feminist guerilla group called "Jennifer"--equal parts Bridget Jones's Diary and Fight Club"--Provided by publisher.

Seventeen-year-old Sugar wasn't always overweight but she is now. She takes care of her mother in their run-down home, a mother who is so big she hasn't gotten out of bed in months. And then Sugar meets Even (not Evan, his father misspelled his name on the birth certificate). For the first time she has the experience of someone seeing her, and not her body. As their friendship builds, Sugar allows herself to think about a future for herself that is not weighed down by her body or her mother.

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Fourteen-year-old eighth-grader Anthony Castillo uses "f-bombs" in the angst-ridden song he writes for his rock band, the Rusty Soles, and while it becomes an instant viral hit, he must decide if being a hero is worth the trouble that singing it on Arts Night would cause.

Because obesity is such a serious and prevalent medical condition, modern medicine has developed many different ways to fight it. Sometimes, diet and exercise aren't enough, and that's when a doctor may prescribe a medical intervention. Discover some of these techniques, from surgery to medications.