A 400-pound woman decided to strip down to her birthday suit while she sat on a bus bench in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday afternoon.

Patricia McCollum was arrested and charged with exposure of sexual organs in public and was initially held on a $100 bond, according to the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.

The 52-year-old, who is currently homeless, was sitting buck naked on a bus bench at 3900 N. Ocean Blvd. She claims she was only trying to put on a different outfit.

“That’s why I was changing my clothes on the bus bench. I don’t have anywhere else to stay but bus benches,” McCollum said during a first appearance court hearing Thursday.

400 Pound Woman Arrested For Wearing Birthday Suit On Bus Bench « CBS Miami

A recent study conducted by scientists in London found that the obese persons of the world are playing an increasingly large role in the rate at which the planet’s finite resources are used.

“Increasing population fatness could have the same implications for world food energy demands as an extra half a billion people living on the earth,” the study concluded.

The findings were published in the BMC Public Health journal earlier this year.

Research was conducted based on the theory that the body mass of a population should be factored into the amount of energy it burns, in addition to the number of people residing in a certain region.

Though obesity touches all corners of the Earth, it was found that Americans were especially weighing down the planet.

“If all countries had the [body mass index] distribution of the USA, the increase in human biomass of 58 million [metric tons] would be equivalent in mass to an extra 935 million people of average body mass, and have energy requirements equivalent to that of 473 million adults,” the research dictated.

Study: Obesity Could Lead To Depletion Of Earth’s Resources « CBS Atlanta

Wendy’s is serving up a new kind of, um, questionable combo to raise awareness for a cause.

The fast food chain is partnering up with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and will dole out four small Frostys — Wendy’s signature ice cream treat — to anyone who donates $1 to the organization, the global.christianpost.com explains.

As global.christianpost.com points out, while unhealthy eating habits, and sugary foods in particular, are a direct cause of Type 2 Diabetes, they are not linked to Type 1 Diabetes, an autoimmune disorder.

However, as the JDRF promotes on its website, good eating habits — among those exercising “some good self-control” — are important to the health of those with Type 1 Diabetes.

And it’s not the first time the two seemingly contradictory organizations have combined efforts. In 2009, a Wendy’s in Austin, Texas, sold books of coupons good for four free Frostys, and donated all of the resulting proceeds to the JDRF, according to a press release.

Fat Thanks to Mandy A. for the tip!

Wendy’s Gives 4 Frostys To Donors Who Support Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

ORIGINAL ORDER
	IN CITY COUNCIL
	June 18, 2012
MAYOR DAVIS
WHEREAS: High intake of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages increases the risk of obesity and diabetes; and WHEREAS: New York City has a plan to limit the serving size of soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages sold in restaurants; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to refer the matter of a ban on soda and sugar-sweetened beverages in restaurants to the Cambridge Public Health Department for a recommendation.

City Of Cambridge – CITY CLERK OFFICE, CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS

The board hand-picked by Mayor Michael Bloomberg that must approve his ban of selling large sugar-filled drinks at restaurants might be looking at other targets.

The New York City Board of Health showed support for limiting sizes of sugary drinks at a Tuesday meeting in Queens.  They agreed to start the process to formalize the large-drink ban by agreeing to start a six-week public comment period.

At the meeting, some of the members of board said they should be considering other limits on high-calorie foods.

One member, Bruce Vladeck, thinks limiting the sizes for movie theater popcorn should be considered.

“The popcorn isn’t a whole lot better than the soda,” Vladeck said.

Another board member thinks milk drinks should fall under the size limits.

“There are certainly milkshakes and milk-coffee beverages that have monstrous amounts of calories,” said board member Dr. Joel Forman.

Mayor Bloomberg says the drink rules are an attempt to fight obesity in the city.  It would limit food service establishments in the city from serving drinks bigger than 16 ounces but would allow refills.

The New York City Restaurant Association is fighting the proposal and is considering legal action of it goes into effect.

Health panel talks about wider food ban – New York News | New York Breaking News | NYC Headlines

A council has overturned a ban which prevented British schoolgirl Martha Payne from posting pictures of her school dinners on her blog Neverseconds.

Argyll and Bute council performed the astonishing U-turn just hours after issuing a rambling, and defiant statement, defending its decision while attacking the nine year-old for her critical blog.

Insisting there was “no place for censorship”, Roddy McCuish, the SNP leader, today announced the ban had been overturned amid mounting public criticism, including on Twitter, the micro-blogging site.

He told BBC Radio 4’s World at One programme: “There’s no place for censorship in Argyll and Bute Council and there never has been and there never will be.

“I’ve just instructed senior officials to immediately withdraw the ban on pictures from the school dining hall. It’s a good thing to do, to change your mind, and I’ve certainly done that.”

He added there was “absolutely no place” for newspaper reporting attacking dinner ladies, but agreed “100 per cent” this criticism was not directed at Martha.

Mr McCuish said he had not had the opportunity to speak to the Paynes but would be doing so in the coming week. He said he would be dealing with the initial overreaction from the council “in due course”.

His dramatic intervention, came after Jamie Oliver, the celebrity chef, led the public backlash against its ban, which came after the Scottish Daily Record published a story under the headline “Time to fire the dinner ladies…”

Victory for Martha Payne as Argyll and Bute council backs down on school dinner blog ban – Telegraph