The Real 'Fat Shame': Ignoring the Obesity Epidemic

Is it wrong to suggest that women who go vegan tend to lose weight? Some bloggers seem to think so, judging by their rabid reaction to PETA's sensible suggestion that women who are unable to use Plan B birth control because they weigh over 176 pounds might benefit from a vegan diet. Sensible, yes, because the fact is that a vegan diet is likely to result in weight loss, and unlike cream cakes and salmon, vegan foods are far more likely to fill a body up, not out. Some people have pointed out that not all women who weigh 176 pounds are overweight, and it's true that if they are pretty tall, they may not be, but with nearly 70 percent of American adults overweight or obese,...