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Study: Obese Americans Suffer 'Body Size Misperception'

(Oct. 21) -- For all the talk about a war on obesity, few battles are being won -- and researchers suspect it might have something to do with self-image and how those warned about their weight see themselves. In an evaluation of 2,056 people, all of them with body mass indexes that exceeded 30 -- the benchmark for obesity...

Study: More Than Weight, Larger Waistlines Shrink Lifetimes

(Aug. 9) -- No matter the number on the scale, a bigger waist significantly increases one's risk of death from a myriad of causes, including respiratory disease and cardiovascular conditions. That's the sobering reminder from a major new study that tracked more than 100,000 American adults and is published today in the...

Town in Shock After French Mom Admits Baby Killings

(July 29) -- A 47-year-old woman has admitted to fatally smothering eight of her newborns in what may be France's most serious case of infanticide, authorities said, and her shocked co-workers and neighbors say they never knew she was pregnant -- much less potentially homicidal. Dominique Cottrez was charged with...

Germany Weighs Tax on the Obese

(July 23) -- A tax on fat? Marco Wanderwitz, a conservative member of parliament for the German state of Saxony, said it is unfair and unsustainable for the taxpayer to carry the entire cost of treating obesity-related illnesses in the public health system. "I think that it would be sensible if those who deliberately...

Background on obese

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems.

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