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Should the airlines have a Fat Tax? Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
OBESE airline passengers should be forced to pay a "fat tax" to cover the cost of transporting their excess weight, according to a controversial proposal by health experts. Currently you have to pay extra for heavier luggage to cover the additional expense. Obese passengers also increases the airlines' expenses. Is it fair to make the obese pay or to spread the cost amongst all fliers?
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No Babies for obese women. Posted: 3 months ago by gammerus
"Dr David Knight said not only were obese women far less likely to get pregnant but any pregnancy was 80 times more likely to end in tragedy."
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Bill would make it illegal to feed the obese Posted: 7 months ago by DemureArt
Three legislators want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi.
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Your best friend can make you fat Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Could your best friend make you fat?
Researchers who have studied "networks" of obesity think so: they found that if someone's friend becomes obese, that person's chances of becoming obese increase by more than half.
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Obese Animals Posted: 3 months ago by doggylives
Slideshow of morbidly obese animals. The question is, should the owners face charges of animal cruelty?
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Like Owner, Like Dog: One Third Of US Dogs Are Obese, Cats Also Suffer Posted: 6 months ago by AutumnLotus
Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons -- decreased physical activity, age, and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition. Like humans, there are also many health problems associated with being obese, such as diabetes mellitus.
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World's most obese man vies for different record Posted: 4 months ago by doggylives
Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vying for a different record: the human who has lost the most weight.
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China to ban obese parents Posted: 2 years ago by teaya21
China will unveil new rules this week aimed at restricting the number of foreigners who can adopt Chinese children, which foreign agencies say will ban the obese and unmarried from adopting.
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Obese workers cost employers more, study finds Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Obese workers may cost their employers more, filing more workers' compensation claims for injuries on the job, and then more frequently going on to become disabled.
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Obese Folks More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks Posted: 1 year ago by VooDooPeacock
. . . and yet, being overweight makes it more likely you'll have a heart attack in the first place. That's irony, Alanis.
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Forklift helps 700-lb Mexican man take rare outing Posted: 3 weeks ago by AutumnLotus
A 700-pound (310-kilogram) man once considered the world's most obese person left his home for the first time in five months Sunday with the aid of a forklift and a platform truck.
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Are you a candidate for gastric bypass surgery? Posted: 1 year ago by neilharvey
For those amongst us who are obese and have not succeeded in their efforts in regulating their weight through diet and exercise, bariatric surgery is often the last recourse.
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Obese woman could lose 75% of her weight in 2 years Posted: 2 years ago by Wingnut
The 850 lb woman was the largest ever to have gastric bypass surgery. Her doctor believes she could be down to 200 lbs within two years, which would include surgically removing 150 lbs of excess skin.
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US population getting bigger - study Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The number of morbidly obese Americans, those who weigh 45kg over normal weight, is rising much faster than the rest of the obese population.
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England, Wales Government Councils Propose Taking Obese Children From Parents Posted: 2 weeks ago by bernardblack
The Local Government Association warned that the worst cases of obesity will be increasingly seen as evidence of "parental neglect," and that social workers will have to step in to offer advice to protect the child's welfare.
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Obese at 8 months: the baby that already tips the scales at over 3 stone Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
An eight-month-old baby boy in Jilin, Northeast China has tipped the scales at over three stone. Weighing 18.8 kg (41 pounds) and measuring 78 centimeters in height, he was born with a normal birth weight of 3.3 kg (7 pounds 4 oz).
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Obese child can stay with mother Posted: 2 years ago by Ankabout
British social workers have decided to allow an 8-year-old boy who weighs almost 200 pounds (91 kilograms) to remain at home with his mother, who has refused to stop feeding him junk food...
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UK Crematoriums building bigger furnaces to handle customers who are "obese and deceased" Posted: 1 year ago by BrownTrout
Crematoriums are struggling to deal with spiralling numbers of stouter clients as the UK's obesity crisis grows. To combat the problem, many councils are widening their furnaces and coffins.
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Pictured: The world's fattest pets Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
They say dogs are like their owners.
Well if these pictures of the world's fattest pets are anything to go by, there must be some obese dogs-lovers out there, as well as cat and guinea pig owners.
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Fat flyers should buy two seats, survey says Posted: 9 months ago by Lilo
Most Australians believe obese airline passengers should pay for two seats so they don't take up space from the people sitting next to them, according to a survey released Tuesday.
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