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Woman Turned Down for Massage Because She's Too Fat — Is It Fair? [POLL]

Mark Richards — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:10:46 +0000

You can’t super size your soda in New York City anymore. You’ll need to purchase a second seat on the airplane if your over- sized, and now, no massage for the robust client. Is it fair? 31-year-old Laura Smith didn’t get her massage and she actually felt she was discriminated against. She claims that the [...]

800 Pound Teen Has To Be Cut Out Of Her House

Dan Seitz — Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:15 +0000

Georgia Davis is not your normal teenager. She’s unfortunately got some fairly serious medical problems that made her extremely overweight. How overweight? Try 835 pounds. Here’s Georgia and her struggle in her own words: Thankfully, she’s getting help now, but it wasn’t easy. When rescue workers were first called, they found themselves unable to move [...]

Why Is European Airline Ryanair Asking Flight Attendants to Lose Weight?

Shauna Wright — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:35:32 +0000

European budget airline Ryanair has vowed to avoid the fuel surcharges many of its competitors are now passing on to passengers, so it’s instituted a variety of measures to reduce the gas required for each trip. Among them? Asking flight attendants to lose weight.

Texas Hospital Sparks Controversy for Refusing to Hire Obese Employees

Shauna Wright — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 18:08:04 +0000

When you apply for a job, you assume your qualifications are what matter most, but the Citizens Medical Center in Victoria, Texas is also asking prospective new hires to step on a scale. If they weigh too much, they’re excluded from consideration.

Obesity, Chronic Diseases Stable Across U.S. States in 2011

Daryl Nelson — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:23:03 +0000

Most states in the country have an obese adult population above 20 percent, according to the latest Gallup Index Healthways Well-Being Index. The survey released Wednesday showed for the second year straight Colorado was the only state where fewer than 20 percent of adults were obese.West Virginia hold the title of the state with the [...]

Obesity Isn't Just Bad for Your Body, It's Bad for Your Wallet, Too — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:46:33 +0000

The health risks of obesity are well-documented, but there’s a financial downside, too — data shows obese people also earn less money, especially women. How much less? George Washington University researchers found that in 2004, overall average annual incomes were about $9,000 less for obese women and almost $5,000 less for obese men compared with [...]

'Obesity May Run in the Family,' Say Researchers — Health Check

Shauna Wright — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:04:09 +0000

Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.