Pakistan International Airlines cabin crew face suspension should they tip the scales at 30lbs over the limit. The sensational claims were revealed as part of a staff memo, leaked to Pakistani outlet ARY News. It suggested those “obese” employees who weighed in at 30lbs – or 15 kilos – over an as yet unspecified figure […]
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Obese teens having heart surgery at 15
TEENAGERS as young as 15 are having heart surgery for blocked arteries caused by overeating, shock figures show. The teenagers, all diagnosed as obese, were implanted with a stent to unclog major blood vessels.
Weight loss: Obese women lost six stone by doing this – despite being a CAKE maker
Weight loss is a part of many people’s goals when trying to become healthier and slim down, and was for one woman who had struggled with her weight. Jennie Hudson, 26, knew she had to try and lose weight after becoming a size 20 and weighing 18 stone. Earring three meals a night, she would […]
Weight loss: Obese man loses six stone in a year after nearly dying – using this method
Weight loss can be difficult for many when having to cut out fast food and increase excursive. Sometimes something life-changing is the catalyst to start the journey, something Ty Gould, 46, found out the hard way. Weighing over 18 stone, he suffered a huge cardiac arrest after returning from a holiday in La Manga, Spain. […]
Cancer timebomb: Most millennials will be obese by the time they are middle aged
MOST people in their early 20s to mid-30s will be obese by the time they hit middle age – and prime candidates to die from cancer, a study has found.
Obese child placed in foster care after mother made her ‘dangerously overweight’
A severely-overweight 12-year-old has been taken from her mother after doctors found her Body Mass Index (BMI) was “dangerously high.” The child, who can’t be named for legal reasons, is now in care. Medical and social services staff feared for the child’s safety, advocating that the child be removed from her mother’s guardianship and placed […]
REVEALED: This is why obese people may find it harder to lose weight
An analysis of overweight people found that their fat can cease to cope as it increases in size and becomes suffocated by its own expansion. Medics at the University of Exeter examined tissue samples from patients, including those with weight problems who have undergone bariatric surgery. Fat in obese people can suffocate and struggle for […]
REVEALED: This is why obese people may find it harder to lose weight
OBESE people may find it harder to lose weight because their fat tissue becomes scarred and inflamed, a new study suggests.
Weight loss: Obese man who couldn’t walk lost 11 stone after quitting this unhealthy habit
A morbidly obese man has revealed how he shed almost 11 stone, after losing the use of his legs – and gained an inch in height – after giving up comfort eating. Dave Bevan, 30, was told his excessive 24 stone 7lb bulk meant he risked paralysis, after he was rushed to hospital in the […]
Rheumatoid arthritis: Overweight and obese people at greater risk
OVERWEIGHT and obese people are at greater risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, the largest study into the issue has found. Daily Express :: Health Feed