It all started with an awful tweet. About nine months ago, I was online and saw a tweet someone wrote about “thin privilege” not being real. It said fat people “simply choose to be overweight.” Rage sparks flew as I furiously typed out my reply: “… to suggest that people ‘choose’ to be fat is […]
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Woman thought weight gain was due to takeaways, but it was PCOS
Shannon Wedley thought her dramatic weight gain during her first year at university was a result of an unhealthy takeaway habit, but it turned out to be something completely unexpected. The 22-year-old, who was studying fine art at the University of Gloucestershire, initially didn’t think too much of her four stone weight gain. But when […]
5 Women Share How They Were Finally Diagnosed With PCOS
No two women experience polycystic ovary syndrome in the exact same way. PCOS, an endocrine disorder in which levels of reproductive hormones such as estrogen and testosterone are imbalanced, can trigger a wide range of symptoms, including (but not limited to!) irregular periods, migraines, facial hair growth, weight gain, insulin resistance, painful periods, ovarian cysts, […]