In the Fatosphere, Big Is in, or at Least Accepted
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Rebels in a get-thin world are blogging away at the mainstream.
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While being fat increases your chances of a heart attack, some studies suggest a puzzling paradox: Obese people seem to have a better chance of surviving one.
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CHICAGO -- For an increasing number of immigrants, the United States is a land of plenty that is going straight to their gut. While obesity is relatively rare in the foreign-born, those who have lived for
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Trans fat will soon be gone from Big Apple restaurants. What's next?
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Washington -- Physical activity can offset some of the harmful health consequences of being overweight but cannot fully erase them, according to the biggest study to examine the relative benefits of being fit versus fat.
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Fat from the tummy or bottom could be used to grow new breasts.
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NEW YORK  - Obese children and teens lost   weight, made new friends and felt more confident after   participating in a community-based program that consisted of   individual counseling, group physical activities and parental   group sessions, UK researchers report.
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Many immigrants to the United States  soon get fat, joining an increasingly obese population in their  adopted country, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Obese individuals are at  increased risk for suffering a heart attack or other "acute  coronary syndrome" (ACS), but because they are treated more  aggressively than their lean counterparts, their outcomes are  actually better, new research suggests.
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The old adage that being overweight "is in the genes" may be true, at least partially, for some, say researchers.
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Studies spark fight over which is better for health: being thin or being in shape. By Eric Berger. HOUSTON -- The obesity debate is about to become even bigger.
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Health nuts, food lovers and the worldwide restaurant industry are closely watching the Big Apple, where the board of health is poised to approve the nation's first ban on trans fats.
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There looks to be more room for healthy growth.
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There is a flip side to the American dream, medical researchers have discovered. Moving to the United States can make you fat. A study of immigrants&#39; health shows that
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GAINING WEIGHT: Immigrants pack on the pounds after coming to America.
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It may be obvious that most Britons are overweight. What isn't so obvious is that at least 2 million of them are likely malnourished &#151; and that includes some of the people who are too fat.
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In most of western Europe, easily more than half the adults are overweight, and in the United States two-thirds are fat. Why, then, are some able to stay thin in such an environment? The answer is complex and not the same for everyone.