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Philip Barragan is the author of Fatizen, a dystopian graphic novel series. He talks about his novel, and the stories told about fat people in America.

Rich Thomas's doctor told him "I have a lot of elderly patients. You won't be one of them." It was the first nudge toward making huge changes in his life.

Fat people get stereotyped as not caring about their appearance - frumpy, unkempt. But Chris Wasserman challenges that notion. An inveterate clotheshorse, Chris and Lise talk style. 

The word "fat" is routinely used as an insult, because it's the worst thing most people can think of being. But for people like Samantha Stiers, a larger body can be comfortable and comforting. 

For most people, diets are a measure of desperation and self-loathing. People suffer through them to achieve an ideal look that for most is unattainable. But for Ella Weaver, dieting is the latest step on a journey of self acceptance, and an act of radical self love. 

Jennifer Hudgens's weight has fluctuated by hundreds of pounds because of various medications. What does "healthy" mean when the medicine you take to fix one problem causes another?

Lara McKusky grew up in a loving family, and married young to a man who went on to abuse her. How do you take back control?