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In case you missed it, Talk of the Nation’s Science Friday featured a discussion with author Gina Kolata today. Kolata, as many who frequent this blog already know, recently released her book Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss–and the Myths and Realities of Dieting. Read our previous discussion on Kolata’s book here.

I only caught the last twenty minutes of the discussion, and my furious redial attempts were met with busy signals, but the most important point I think Kolata got out was that multiple studies indicate it’s fitness, not fatness, which is most beneficial to good health. NPR will offer an audio archive of the discussion later today.