I recently saw a very interesting patient. 20 year old male college student (whom I will call Mr. X) with no known past medical history was referred to the medical clinic by his dentist for high blood pressure. During the office visit, Mr. X did not complain of any symptoms and said that he felt fine. On pressing a little further he said that at times he had headaches for which he takes over the counter painkillers. Join discussion...

Linda Bacon is a strong advocate of the Health at Every Size movement and pleads for ending the war on obesity (don't miss her video message over there). She earned her doctorate in physiology from the University of California, Davis, specializing in weight regulation. She also holds graduate degrees in both psychology (specializing in eating disorders and body image) and Join discussion...