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Mother of Obese Teen Charged With Criminal Neglect
Jerri Gray, the mother of a 14-year-old boy who weighs 555 pounds, has been charged with felony child neglect by South Carolina. Her son has been taken to foster care, and she faces 10 years in prison for putting her son at risk by neglecting his medical needs. Gray, who works three jobs, has told the media that her son got so overweight because she could not keep track of what he was eating.
Can "Fat" Ever Be a Neutral Term?
Plump. Curvy. Or, my personal favorite section of girls' clothing, "husky."
Anna Wintour in Minnesota: People Are Little Houses Here
"I'd just been on a trip to Minnesota, where I can only kindly describe most of the people I saw as little houses. And I just felt like there’s such an epidemic of obesity in the United States. And for some reason everyone focuses on anorexia."
Overweight Dating Show — Discrimination or Inspiration?
Fox has unveiled the latest dating show to hit TV — More to Love. The series will feature "a single average guy with a big waist and an even bigger heart" looking for a full-figured soul mate.
Images of impossibly thin models, actresses, and other celebrities saturate popular culture.
Too Fat to Father? Authorities Tell Obese Man He Can't Adopt
Fearing that wannabe father Damien Hall might die due to his 340 lb. weight, Leeds City Council has declared him and his wife ineligible to adopt a child. Officials told the UK couple, who cannot have children naturally, that they might be considered after Damien gets his BMI down from 42 to below 40.
New York Weighs Tax on Non-Diet Soda
Tough times have hit state governments, and as a result New York's Gov. Paterson plans to put his state's budget on a diet by cutting funding of education and health care. But he's also hoping lean measures can raise money — the governor wants to tax non-diet soda, that he claims will bring in $404 million for the state.
Obese Air Travelers in Canada Have Right to Free Seat
As a tall woman, I am relieved when the seat next to me on a flight ends up empty, since the space I paid for is painfully too small. As of today, obese people flying Canadian airlines officially have a right to that extra seat, at no extra cost.
The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear airline objections to the Canadian Transportation Agency's regulation that states that people "functionally disabled by obesity" do not have to pay for an extra seat.
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Could a Mandated Fast Food Ad Ban Cut Child Obesity?
Experts have gone back and forth on whether the pause in kids' weight gains is permanent, but a new study shows a ban on fast food television ads could help reduce the number of overweight children in the US by 18 percent.
The study, which was compiled by the National Bureau of Economic Research, questioned whether government regulation (something that's been done in Sweden, Norway and Finland) could help the US trim the unhealthy fat off children.
Estimates suggest 13.9 percent of children aged two to five are overweight and 18.8 percent of those aged six to 11 are as well.
Richard Simmons Might Run For Office to Fight Child Obesity
When you think lobbyist, workout guru Richard Simmons comes to mind, right? Well yesterday Simmons testified before Congress, lobbying for more physical education in the nation's schools. He also found time for some dancing in the streets.
NYC To Require Back-to-School Student Weigh-Ins
Back-to-school for New York school children will require stepping on the scale. A law going into effect this month will require NYC schools to report student weight and body mass indexes. The anonymous data will be kept by the state's Department of Health, unless parents opt out.
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