health Researchers' new weight loss device is basically a lock on your mouth David Pescovitz

Science Mice given an experimental gene therapy don't get fat, regardless of caloric intake Cory Doctorow

Science The rich-poor obesity gap in kids is widening Cory Doctorow

scholarship Americans perceive overweight Asian people as 'less foreign' than skinny Asians Cory Doctorow

Business A list of the most deadly calorie bombs for sale at America's chain restaurants Cory Doctorow

Science Gastric bypass surgery radically improves subjects' gut biomes Cory Doctorow

Food Juice is basically sugar-water Cory Doctorow

health Sugar taxes reduce soda consumption Cory Doctorow

Science Artificial sweeteners be damned; these naturally occurring, safe proteins are thousands of times sweeter than sugar Cory Doctorow

Science A virus first found in chickens is implicated in human obesity Cory Doctorow

Business Coca-Cola is paying dietitians to tweet scare-stories about soda taxes Cory Doctorow

trump Meet 2 real-life guys behind Donald Trump's "400 pound hacker" stereotype Xeni Jardin

health Here's a device that drains food from your stomach, via a tube, to the toilet Mark Frauenfelder