A blog about Food & Eating, Health & Wellness, and Kern County.
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Your top tunes to tone up to Bill bans weight, height discrimination Welcome to the 'calorie valley' Study: Obesity, smoking reduce some women's life expectancy Taking away recess is 'cruel and unusual' Schlosser gives some food for thought Author talks fries, farming, immigration Who's to blame? Bill: Do not feed the obese In her words January 08 February 08 March 08 April 08 May 08 June 08 July 08 This blog accompanies The Califiornian's series of stories on obesity. To read the stories, go to www.bakersfield.com/weigheddown. 
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The Californian gave Brooke Stanley, one of the teens featured in the Weighed Down series, an audio recorder to use between interviews.
We used one of the audio entries in her photo slideshow.
Attached are some more of her thoughts, including her opinions on surgery, gym class and going to the doctors office.
She brings up issues related to her weight most people might not think of.
— Emily Hagedorn, health reporter
(661) 395-7510
ehagedorn@bakersfield.com
After a year of work, "Weighed Down," The Californian's project examining obesity and the young people it affects, is complete.
Look for the stories today through Monday in the newspaper, or read all the stories online right now.
We would love to hear your thoughts on the project.
Want to know more about obesity, nutrition, fitness and bariatric surgery?
Here are some places to turn to for more help.
What is obesity?
National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Information on women and obesity from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
What is body mass index and where can I get mine?
CDC BMI calculator
BMI table from the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Where can I get tips and learn more about nutrition...
Consider this:
"As obscene as it sounds, a generation or two ago, black people were considered to be inherently ugly, stupid, unsanitary, lazy and enslaved by creature comforts. Today, fat people are assumed to be inherently ugly, stupid, unsanitary, lazy and enslaved by creature comforts. Such stereotypes are reinforced by both the media and the public. Even in 'politically correct' circles, where one would never hear derogatory remarks about people of color, gays and lesbians or...
The previous post on Fast Food Nation and obesity provoked such a discussion that I decided to expand that into this post as well.A lot of the conversation so far has focused on fast food's role in the rise in obesity rates.Well, here are the points made by groups on either side of the debate. (The PDFs I pulled this info from are attached.)The anti-fast food side from the Center for Science in Public Interest: Increases in Americans’ caloric intake over the past two decades are due...
In a county obese with burgeoning waistlines, choosing Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal as the next “One Book One Bakersfield...One Kern” installment seems all too fitting.
This latest "One Book" effort kicks off Thursday.
Here are some facts to consider:
Bakersfield topped the list last year for California cities with the most fast food and convenience stores compared to supermarkets and produce vendors. Bako has 6.63 times as...
Welcome to Weighed Down, the blog that will accompany the Californian's upcoming series of stories exploring obesity.
Overweight and obesity has exploded over the last 30 years, becoming an epidemic facing over 60 percent of Kern County residents alone.
To see how obesity affects people's lives and the difficulties they face, we decided to look at how it begins, with children and teens.
For the past year, we have followed four local kids with weight issues.
Brooke Stanley,...
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