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Shows statistics based on U.S. surveys concerning overweight women and the wage penalties they could expect from being overweight.

Read the interesting facts surrounding today's rising epidemic of obesity among youth. Great definitions and health-related problems cause by being overweight.

Predicted outcomes for health care based on today's obesity rates. Gives some educated predictions for health care expenditures. Also shows the future of America's obesity.

An obese person has accumulated so much body fat that it might have a negative effect on their health. If a person's bodyweight is at least 20% higher than it should be, he or she is considered obese. If your Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 25 and 29.9 you are considered overweight.

The author(s) of this article does a good job pointing out how the media portrays women and the stereotype they try to make them fit. They talk about how the media appeals to overweight women in an effort to sell diet products and on the contrary how these media types cause women to be depressed and cause other eating disorders. There is also lots of information about how other countries portray and regulate how women are portrayed in the media.