So, fat women always lose out in life. New medical research claims that they are more likely to lose their jobs, become a victim of crime, be a criminal themselves and even suffer the death of a loved one, than their slimmer sisters. It's enough to ...
Read more...London – In Manchester , Britain's third largest city with half a million people, residents will begin carrying electronic tracking tags that log how far they run or cycle each day. The tag will even help track how many calories residents burn ...
Read more...MARYVILLE - The attorney for a group of Blount County citizens who sued to have fluoride removed from the public water system said he believes he has grounds to appeal a chancellor's dismissal of the suit. The suit was dismissed Tuesday afternoon by ...
Read more...CHRIS KNIGHT, The Patriot-News 2008 Gun owner Meleanie Hain speaks to reporters after her gun permit hearing in October at the Lebanon County Courthouse. Meleanie Hain, the Lebanon woman who openly carried a gun at her 5-year-old daughter's soccer ...
Read more...To the person who wants to hunt stray cats: You must be one of those great white hunters that just like to kill for pleasure. You are not thinking too clearly — just where do you think all the all the stray bullets will go when you miss your target ...
Read more...Tam Fry, a member of the National Obesity Forum's board, will tell a conference that youngsters who are over-fed by their parents should be treated as victims of abuse, as happens with malnourished children. He will argue that authorities should take ...
Read more...Obtained under Freedom of Information laws, reports showed one boy aged six in Derby was taken from his home by social workers because he was dangerously obese. Another boy in London, aged 12, was put into care with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 28 - 60 ...
Read more...T Sharpe from Toronto, Canada writes: Yes... well put. I think many parents don't see the long term health risks that their overweight children face if they don't start getting into better shape. All they see is a cute little round mini version of ...
Read more...NEW ORLEANS - Obese children as young as 10 had the arteries of 45-year-olds and other heart abnormalities that greatly raise their risk of heart disease, say doctors who used ultrasound tests to take a peek inside. "As the old saying goes, you're as ...
Read more...Sometimes it is necessary to talk about uncomfortable topics to fix a problem. That is what happened in Hartford last Friday when 300 people gathered to talk about the problem of overweight kids. The obesity rate for children aged 6 to 11 has tripled ...
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