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Posted by: RaulDeSouza  | 

Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 12 days ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Twenty-five seniors at a university in Pennsylvania must prove they've lost weight in order to graduate this spring. The unusual requirement stems from a policy Lincoln University put in place fours ago: Incoming freshmen with a body mass index of...

Tags: obesity, obese, health related problems, fat, Pennsylvania, Lincoln University, Lincoln, obesity failure, college rules

Posted by: arunks_1987  | 

New Delhi :: India | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 4

  World obesity day just past us (October 24); Nowadays man have started to eat irresponsibly leading to obesity and severe health hazards. Eating a lot of sweet and oily food instead of nutritious foods, improper timing of food intake has also...

Tags: stomach, reduce, fat, eat, food, overeating, body, posture, india, obese, fat guy, eat responsibly, health tips, health, tips, advise, slim

Posted by: lucymlogan  | 

Santa Clara :: CA :: USA | about 1 month ago

Credibility Credibility of 3

Jaymee had been on birth control since she was fifteen.  At the age of thirty she threw the pills out, ready to expand her family.   In the months that followed acne had taken over Jaymee's face and...

Tags: PCOS, infertility, obese

Posted by: Sandberg  | 

Vancouver :: WA :: USA | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 4

No, I'm not talking about the bulemia and anorexia problems, that unfortunately thousands of people are faced with every year, but the rising epidemic of obese children.  Children will eat what their parents make available to them, and they will...

Tags: obese, kids, parents, eat, food, active, portion, plate, sweets, goodies

Posted by: instgtr  | 

Mesa :: AZ :: USA | 3 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Are you tired of “skinny” people telling you:  “Just use a little self control and stop eating so damned much…”  It’s easy for someone who can eat 3 platefuls of spaghetti and not gain an ounce to say that…...

Tags: Fat, Overweight, Skinny, Obese

Posted by: caitlin  | 

London :: United Kingdom | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Diet and exercise are so last millennium.  We are an instant gratification society with TV dinners that are ready in 8 minutes even though they might take 8 years off your life. So it should come as no surprise that people are pouring into clinics...

Tags: bariatric surgery, fat, obese, lap band, gastric bypass

Posted by: FauziaSultana  | 

Wichita :: KS :: USA | 5 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

A wave of shock has crept among the obese travellers who wish to travel by United Airlines as they will now have to pay for two seats instead of one in the economy class or they would have to get their seat upgraded to the business class which has...

Tags: United airlines, obese, handicapped.

Posted by: prabirghose  | 

Chicago :: IL :: USA | 7 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

Obesity is bad, all of us know it. But, consider the case of people who represent the Billy Bunter types – it is extremely difficult for them to get properly accommodated in the aero plane seat. They have to be in a position to tie the safety belts...

Tags: billy bunter, obese, united airlines, yoga, aerobics, arm rest

Posted by: rohitbcl  | 

Los Reyes :: Mexico | 9 months ago

Credibility Credibility of 4

Manuel Uribe , the world's most obese man has been confined to his bed for the past six years because he cannot haul his incredible bulk around the house. Now, a ray of light has been injected into Manuel's life as he will now be able to go mobile on...

Tags: obese, man

Posted by: wikiboy  | 

Ottawa :: Canada | about 1 year ago

Credibility Credibility of 5

The highest court in Canada has ruled that airlines must award two seats for the price of one to the obese for domestic flights. The ruling is effective as per January 2009. Air Canada and WestJet filed appeals but they have been declined since neithe...

Tags: canada, obese, airplane

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