A nail salon in Georgia, worried that their expensive chairs might break, charged a customer an additional five dollars because she is overweight.
Michelle Fonville Was Charged Extra At Georgia Salon Because She’s Fat – ABC News.
MUNCIE — If Cynth’ya Reed’s Great Depression-era elders could see her tossing the top part or the entire bun from her McDonald’s sandwich into the trash, they’d probably have a fit at her total waste of food — and money.
With black obesity rate on the rise, it’s time for a change | thestarpress.com | The Star Press.
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Novo Nordisk’s new diabetes remedy Victoza has posted impressive uptake since its U.S. launch in February. But the company already has its eyes on broader use of the drug. Novo is eyeing the obesity-drug market, considering a Phase III trial of Victoza (liraglutide) in patients with severe obesity.
Novo CEO: Victoza worth study as obesity drug – FiercePharma.
A 10-month-old Chinese baby has been nicknamed the ‘Michelin baby’ after growing to 20 kilograms, the equivalent weight of a six-year-old, Chinese media has reported.
Video: 10-month-old Chinese baby big as a six-year-old – Telegraph.
Now even the morbidly obese are being made in China. We are truly losing our edge.
San Francisco Chronicle, the treat—Wisconsin State Fair’s version, anyway—weighs in at 1,000 calories. If that’s not enough for your arteries to chew on, chocolate-covered bacon is available for an extra dollar, says the Milwaukee, Wisconsin Journal Sentinel’s Cailley Hammel. Still want those fries?
Scientists are examining whether a diet rich in certain types of fibre can suppress hunger and improve the body’s ability to control blood sugar levels.
Foods such as garlic, chicory, asparagus and artichokes are known as fermentable carbohydrates, which are thought to activate the release of gut hormones that reduce appetite.
Asparagus, garlic and artichokes ‘could help fight obesity and diabetes’ – Telegraph.
People are significantly fatter in countries, states, and cities where car use is more common. Mass transit use, on the other hand, is correlated with lower obesity. But there has been scant evidence that public transportation actually causes widespread weight loss — until now.
Does Driving Cause Obesity? – Freakonomics Blog – NYTimes.com.
LONDON (Dow Jones)–Novo Nordisk A/S (NOVO-B.KO) plans to test its diabetes drug Victoza to see whether it could also be used to combat severe obesity, a condition often associated with diabetes.
INTERVIEW: Novo Nordisk To Test Victoza In Anti-Obesity – CEO – WSJ.com.
A new study has revealed that the problem of childhood obesity is getting worse in the United States.
Childhood obesity, a big health risk – Health – Health & Fitness – Life & Style – The Times of India.
WHY are Americans getting fatter and fatter? The simple explanation is that we eat too much junk food and spend too much time in front of screens — be they television, phone or computer — to burn off all those empty calories.
Fighting Obesity Through Public and Private Policy – NYTimes.com
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