Paying A PriceSome Research on Tackling Obesity Pays People to Lose Weight. What Does It Get Wrong? Financial incentives for weight loss stigmatizes weight as a moral failure, equates size with health, and individualizes a systemic crisis. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Lost LegacyWhy Fixating on Women’s Bodies Hurts the Legacy of Art After Lizzo’s body was the subject of conversation as she played James Madison’s flute, Madonna’s face is the newest topic of discussion. It undermines the existence of women in the canon of art. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Body PoliticsHow Body Positivity Still Upholds Restrictive Beauty Standards Selena Gomez was recently praised for owning her stomach rolls -- showing how the movement pathologizes normal bodily features in the name of celebrating them. By Rohitha Naraharisetty
Myth of the BMIPeople With Low BMIs Aren’t Necessarily More Physically Active, Shows Study The research changes how we study obesity, as most effort so far has looked at people with high body mass index only. By Saumya Kalia
Most Visible StigmaBody Matters: Fatphobia in a Gynaec’s Office "She started commenting about my body weight... it was only last year that I started feeling okay about my body... That incident took me at least 1000 steps back." By The Swaddle Team
Fat and SexyHow I Have Sex: ‘Fat People Don’t Only Have Missionary Sex in the Dark’ This month, we bring you the sex life of 30-year-old R, who talks about navigating sex and desire as someone who is fat. By The Swaddle Team
Look Beyond AppearancesA Plus‑Size Model Shares She’s Anorexic, Proves Appearance Isn’t Sole Marker of Eating Disorders Plus-sized individuals may be less likely to seek help because of stereotypes around what an anorexic person looks like, experts say. By Aditi Murti
Bite MeKalu, Moti, Gawar: Why We Should Stop Using Derogatory Terms Couched As Affection Cricketer Darren Sammy remembers being called 'kalu' by his Indian counterparts, who have since assured him it came from a "place of love." By Rajvi Desai
Body NeutralWe Can Celebrate Adele’s Weight Loss Without Making Thinness the Reason Being comfortable with one's body is to accept it through all transformations, wanted and unwanted. By Aditi Murti