Police said the man’s skin had become attached to the fabric of the chair after he sat in it for two years.   Authorities said he was sitting in his own feces and urine and maggots were visible.   Police were called in to help transfer the man to the hospital.   Authorities said they had to cut a hole in the wall to get the man out of his home.

Shockingly, two other able-bodied people lived there—another man, who had a separate bedroom, and the girlfriend of the man who was stuck in the chair. Officials say the girlfriend served food to him, since he never got up.

Bellaire Code Enforcer Jim Chase says now the tennants have been given orders to clean it or leave it.

One officer said it was the worst thing he ever responded to.  And most said the worst part of all was the smell.  Ironically the landlord says the man in the chair rented from her before and used to be a vital active person.

She says she checked on them periodically but lately he always sat with a blanket over him.  She says she had no idea it had come to this.

Bellaire Man Found Stuck in Chair Dies at 43 – WTRF-TV – WTRF.com

Obese patients are twice as likely as non-obese patients to develop serious airway complications while under a general anesthetic, a new study has found.And severely obese patients were four times more likely to develop such problems, according to the report.

Obesity Could Raise Risks of General Anesthesia – US News and World Report

Waco’s Baptist sensibilities aren’t keeping the flocks of people away from Fat Ho Burgers. Since opening last week, the city’s newest burger shack has received more press than even Brittney Griner.  During the Monday lunch rush, a line of customers hungry for a Supa Dupa Fly Ho with Cheese snaked from the cashier to the door.

A single paper menu was passed down the line from customer to customer. “You are what you eat,” the menu proclaimed proudly. Among the other available options are the Bad Mamajama, the Fat Chicken Ho, the Sloppy Ho brisket sandwich and, curiously, A Fat Ho Named Bertha. The younger (or just smaller) set can enjoy a Tiny Fat Ho off the dollar menu.

Newly minted restaurateur Lakita Evans, 24, said the joint’s provocative name came to her when she was watching Mo’Nique’s 2006 film Phat Girlz. “I was trying to make myself laugh,” she said. “I knew the name would put a smile on people’s faces, so I just did it.”

Eat My Words :: Bite Into a Fat Ho Burger

Educating parents on healthy eating could be more effective at reducing childhood obesity than physical activity, a new study has found.

The study, undertaken by researchers from the universities of Newcastle and Wollongong, found that targeting parents rather than children is the key to combating childhood obesity.

The two-year study, titled Hunter Illawarra Kids Challenge Using Parent Support (HIKCUPS), involved 165 overweight children of primary-school age and their parents, who were divided into three groups.

In the first group, parents underwent a nutrition program in which they were encouraged to change the whole family’s food habits.

In the second group, kids were given physical education training; and in the third, both methods were used.

The results surprised the researchers involved.

“When we started the study, our hypothesis was that the group where both the parents and the kids got treated would do the best, but they actually didn’t,” Professor Clare Collins from the University of Newcastle told AAP.

Instead, the group where the parents were targeted and the kids did not receive any treatment achieved the best result.

Parents key to ending childhood obesity

President Hugo Chavez urged Venezuelans to cut their calories to avoid obesity – the latest lifestyle recommendation by the self-proclaimed socialist crusader.

Mr Chavez has lobbied in recent weeks against what he calls the evils of capitalism, including alcoholism, breast implants and violent television programmes.

“Be careful with weight gain!” warned Mr Chavez, speaking during his weekly television and radio programme.

Chavez warns people against obesity – World News, Breaking News – Independent.ie

The study, conducted by researchers at Northwestern University, found that young adults who frequently attended religious activities were far more likely to become obese than their counterparts who did not attend as many religious activities or none at all.

Religion Linked to Obesity in Young Adults

After slowly but steadily working his way through a 26.2-mile course drenched by driving rain, mammoth distance runner Kelly Gneiting finished Sundays Los Angeles Marathon in nine hours, 48 minutes and 52 seconds, probably establishing a Guinness world record for someone his size.

L.A. Marathon: 400-pound marathoner celebrates nine hours, 48 minutes and 42 seconds of pure hell – latimes.com

The first lady would be horrified by the idea that her Let’s Move campaign, which is dedicated to creating an America without any fat kids, is a particularly invidious form of bullying. But that’s exactly what it is, says Paul Campos.

Michelle Obama spoke movingly last week at a press conference about how parents agonize over the pain bullies inflict on children. Maybe she should talk to Casey Heynes about that. Heynes is a 16-year-old Australian fat kid who according to his father has been bullied for years by classmates about his weight. A few days ago, some of them decided to record their latest attack on a camera phone.

The first lady would, no doubt, be horrified by the suggestion that her Let’s Move campaign, which is dedicated to trying to create an America without any fat kids, is itself a particularly invidious form of bullying. But practically speaking, that’s exactly what it is. The campaign is in effect arguing that the way to stop the bullying of fat kids is to get rid of fat kids.

The whole Let’s Move campaign is like a Tea Partier’s fever dream of wrongheaded government activism. Now, as a liberal, I believe that government activism is often justified. For more than a generation, this idea has been attacked relentlessly by conservatives, and now the Tea Party movement is subjecting it to fresh assaults. Given our political climate, it’s more important than ever for liberals not to assume that a particular government initiative to stop something from happening is a good idea. Rather, we need to be reasonably certain that a) the something in question is actually happening; b) we know why it’s happening; c) we know how to stop it from happening; and d) the benefits of stopping it from happening are worth the costs.

Michelle Obama’s Childhood Obesity Let’s Move Campaign Helps Bullies – The Daily Beast

Life expectancy in Europe is increasing despite the obesity epidemic, with people here living longer than those in the US, an analysis of trends over the last 40 years suggests.

The findings published in the International Journal of Epidemiology appear to mitigate concerns that rising life expectancy in high income countries may falter in the face of obesity-related health problems.

How Europeans defy obesity to live longer – World News, Frontpage – Herald.ie

New research shows obese people are more likely to have heart disease because their excess weight affects the way the heart works.

Researchers followed 950 normal weight, overweight, or obese people.

They found the left ventricle of the obese people heart’s didn’t work as well, so oxygen-rich blood coming from the lungs wasn’t being pumped effectively to the rest of the body.

Scientists say that could be why obese people are at higher risk of heart failure.

Obesity Affects How Heart Works – WBAY-TV Green Bay-Fox Cities-Northeast Wisconsin News