BioSentral

Obese men, girls see unusual testosterone levels - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Obese men often experience a sharp decline in testosterone levels while obese girls show much higher levels of the sex hormone than girls of normal weight, according to scientific research released on Monday. [Reuters Health News]

Smokers, obese should pay more health insurance: poll - CHICAGO (Reuters) - Most Americans believe smokers and obese people should pay more for health insurance, but they have mixed views on how to help the millions without any health insurance, according to a survey published on Tuesday. [Reuters US News]

Fattest island launches slimming award - Girths are growing across Japan as lifestyles and diets have become more Westernized: according to a Health Ministry report earlier this year, some 29 percent of men aged 20-60 are overweight compared with 24 percent in 2000.
[Reuters Oddly Enough]

Docs want obesity subdued with 'fat tax' - Fruit and vegetables should be subsidised and high-calorie foods slapped with a "fat tax" to counter obesity, doctors have urged. [Iol.co.za]

2 units ease transport of obese patients - A patient's sense of security and the potential, too often realized, for back injuries among emergency responders have led Southwest Ambulance to include two "bariatric" ambulances in its fleet. Image Kim Raff, Deseret Morning News Jake Rigby, left, and Ryan Babinsky check inventory in one of Southwest Ambulance's new vehicles. Each unit is designed to make it easier to transport patients who are severely overweight. [deseretnews.com ]

Heavy teens have higher risk of early death: study - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The heavier a woman is at the age of 18, the greater is her risk of dying prematurely, according to a large study published Monday.

[Reuters Health News]

Here is a link to a related article on fat kids: Washington Post

Experts Debate Labeling Children Obese - Experts debate labeling children obese; some say silence hurts efforts to fight weight problems [CBS HealthWatch]

Yet experts have no problem labeling themselves "experts".

The same logic and precedence has to be used in dealing with fatties as is used to single out smokers. The biggest issue seems to be the "strain" on healthcare alleged by smoker nazis. The taxes that are paid by smokers supports far more than the additional costs in healthcare caused by symptoms known to be caused by smoking. Explain the reason for the contradiction when it is known that obesity causes a host of health problems and that the ammount of obese in this country far outweighs the number of smokers...but is not represented with unbalanced taxes being paid by fatties as is the case with smokers?

Wider Seats As Americans grow heftier, automakers are making seats wider, adding more space to interiors and using bigger virtual mannequins to help design vehicles.

Woman files complaint over doctor's advice to lose weight Chicago Tribune - 29 minutes ago ROCHESTER, NH -- A doctor's advice to a woman to lose weight backfired when she filed a complaint with the state saying the doctor was hurtful, not helpful. Dr. Terry Bennett says he tells obese patients their ... [Google News Headlines]

She cried it out over a bigmac and a bowl of icecream....*sniff*