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obesity
I’m supersizing to be the world’s fattest woman, says 52st mother of two (but she’s only halfway there) Daily Mail 08/20/2011 00:27 08/18/2011 | USA gets even fatter: Mississippi most obese state, Colorado leastLisa Baertlein Reuters 07/07/2011 |
 Obese model Susanne Eman is saying 'Supersize Me' for real - in her bid to become the fattest woman ever. The 52-stone bombshell aims to reach a whopping 115 stone, or 1,600lb, by guzzling at least 20,000 calories a day. |  The number of obese U.S. adults rose in 16 states in the last year, helping to push obesity rates in a dozen states above 30 percent, according to a report released on Thursday. |
'Anti-Obesity' Housing Unveiled in NYC NBC New York 06/02/2011 | Obese Pair Told To Buy 4 Seats On Southwest Airlines Flight CBS New York 05/18/2011 |
 A new Bronx co-op apartment building is designed to help combat obesity. The building, called the Melody, has a backyard with brightly colored exercise equipment for adults, and climbing equipment for children. It also has both indoor and outdoor fitness centers. |  Southwest Airlines has apologized to a mother and daughter who said they got rough treatment at the airport. Kenlie Tiggeman, a 30-year-old political strategist and weight loss blogger in New York City, said it was humiliating, being told she was too fat to fly, reports CBS 2’s John Slattery. |
Report: Doctors Refusing to Treat Overweight PatientsSusan Jones CNS News 05/17/2011 | Boston modifies ambulance for obese patients up to 850 lbsStephen Smith The Boston Globe 01/11/2011 |
 From the South Florida Sun-Sentinel: Fifteen obstetrics-gynecology practices out of 105 polled by the Sun Sentinel said they have set weight limits for new patients. Some of the doctors said the main reason was their exam tables or other equipment can't handle people over a certain weight, but at least six said heavy women run a higher risk of complications. |  In a super-sized world, it was perhaps inevitable: Boston’s Emergency Medical Services this month will begin deploying an ambulance equipped with a hydraulic lift to ease transport of the heaviest patients. |
Obesity rates will reach 42 percent: US studyJulie Steenhuysen Reuters 11/04/2010 | |
 This is the first picture of Paul Mason after he lost an incredible 20 STONE in just a year. Mr Mason, 49, weighed about 60st before undergoing life-saving gastric bypass surgery. Now he has celebrated his success by making a rare trip from his home in Ipswich, Suffolk. |  Americans will keep growing fatter until 42 percent of the nation is considered obese, and having fat friends is part of the problem, researchers said on Thursday. |
Germany Weighs New Tax on Obese AOL News 07/24/2010 | Illinois Considers 'Obesity Tax'Kristyn Hartman Cbs2 Chicago 07/14/2010 |
 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. |  Feel like you're taxed enough already? More could be coming. There's an early push to explore taxing soft drinks that are sweetened with sugars – all to get you to stop buying them. CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports it's all about obesity. |
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