Think about those adorable fat cartoon characters — you know, the ones. They’re lovable, have a larger-than-life personality that brings back fond childhood memories, and generate big belly laughs.

There are many cartoon characters, whether on TV, in movies, in books or elsewhere, who appear to be rather rotund (obviously Homer Simpson pictured above isn’t really for young kids). But even though ...

What if Popeye ditched his predominantly-spinach diet? What would the Ninja Turtles really look like considering their enthusiastic pizza consumption? What if Ariel discovered an appetite for seafood?

One of the causes of childhood obesity could be exposure to rotund cartoon characters, according to a dumb study led by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Based on a study of ...