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Airline Introduces Pay-By-Weight Ticket Pricing

A tiny Samoa airline is giving passengers a big reason to lose weight: Tickets sold not by the seat, but by the kilogram. Samoa Air plans to start pricing its first international flights based on the weight of passengers and their bags.

2013/04/03

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Researchers Try To Separate Obesity Fact & Fiction

Researchers who reviewed the science behind some widely held obesity beliefs found it lacking. Their report says dogma and fallacies are detracting from real solutions to the nation’s weight problems.

2013/01/31

Veterinary Tips To Trim Down Your Pudgy Pet

Losing weight is always a popular resolution for the new year, but what about extending that to your pet? Nearly 25 percent of dogs and cats in Texas are overweight.

2013/01/16

Special School Helps Teen Combat Childhood Obesity

Overweight-Only Gym Fosters Supportive Atmosphere

Downsize Fitness is an exclusive health club, evocative of the nation’s trendiest gyms. But there’s a strict requirement to join: You must be 50 pounds or more overweight.

2013/01/07

Extra Pounds May Add Extra Years To Your Life

Lose weight, live longer… right? But a recent report from the National Center for Health Statistics found that this is not always true. It’s been dubbed the “obesity paradox.”

CBS 11–2013/01/02

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Overweight CBS Anchor Fights Back Against “Bullying”

A CBS television news anchor in Wisconsin fought back on live TV in response to a disparaging email about her weight and accusations of being an irresponsible role model for girls.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/10/03

Texas Fat Cat Going On Diet & Getting New Home

A fat cat, named Skinny, whose been residing at a North Texas animal shelter is set to get a new home… and it’s one that will ‘fit’ her.

CBSDFW.COM–2012/09/24

Texas Obesity Rates To Nearly Double By 2030

A health group predicts that obesity rates in Texas will nearly double, and more than half the people in the state will be obese in less than 20 years.

2012/09/18

U.S. Obesity Epidemic Shows No Hint Of Shrinking

America’s obesity epidemic is proving to be as stubborn as those maddening love handles, and shows no sign of reversing course. More than one-third of adults and almost 17 percent of children were obese in 2009-2010.

2012/01/17