Air hostesses told to shed weight
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An Indian court rules against female flight attendants who were grounded from the national airline for being overweight.
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Deborah McNaughton and Melinda Weinstein want us to face a simple truth - many people consume too many calories and their unhealthy eating is costing them a piece of prosperity.
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NEW YORK  - Seriously overweight people who undergo gastric bypass surgery to shed pounds should try to make as many scheduled post-op doctors appointments as possible, according to a new study. It shows that follow-up care is a key component of the long-term success of the weight-loss surgery.
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Chinese airlines are being forced to rearrange their seating to accommodate a burgeoning number of overweight passengers but risk squeezing their profits into the bargain, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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ATLANTA - American airline passengers are carrying excess weight in more than just their luggage. A new government study says airlines are worrying more and more about the weight of the people flying.
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Young women are being warned not to put their lives at risk by taking laxatives in a bid to lose weight.
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LONDON (Reuters Life!) - British actress Kate Winslet, an outspoken critic of what she sees as Hollywood's obsession with being skinny, has won a public apology and undisclosed libel damages from a magazine that reported she visited a diet doctor.
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Cunard confirmed yesterday that almost 80 passengers have been taken ill with diarrhoea and vomiting during the Christmas cruise of the new Â£300m luxury liner Queen Victoria
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Hot and bothered by a steamy new soap opera about airborne love and lust, Thai Airways flight attendants urged Thailandâs culture ministry on Monday to nip the show in the bud, The Associated Press reported. After broadcasts of three episodes of the series, âThe Air Hostess War,â the Thai Airways International union protested the story about an affair between a married pilot and a tall, slim flight attendant, featuring sex at stopover cities and love triangles that lead to fighting in the aisles. Viewers were captivated, but Noppadol Thaungthong, a Thai Airways flight attendant leading the unionâs action, said: âThis soap opera is insulting and damaging to the reputation of flight attendants. Itâs all about sex and air hostesses beating each other up in the cabin because of love and jealousy. This kind of thing never happens. We are demanding that the station and the producers immediately stop airing this ugly soap opera.â A culture ministry spokesman withheld comment until officials saw the letter of complaint, and the broadcaster, Channel 5, said it had no plans to pull the soap opera but would consider asking the producer to edit scenes found to be offensive.
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Women who are obese when they are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer are at a greater risk of dying of their disease than women of normal weight.
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Some obese people who have  weight-loss surgery, particularly younger women, develop a  neurological condition most often seen in severe alcoholics and  linked to a vitamin deficiency, researchers said on Monday.
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Chinese airlines are being forced to  rearrange their seating to accommodate a burgeoning number of  overweight passengers but risk squeezing their profits into the  bargain, Xinhua news agency said on Friday.
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The hotelier's strategy includes slimming down and looking abroad.
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Lancashire moots obesity levy Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service has announced it may introduce a fee for shifting fat people, after a sharp rise in the number of heavyweight call-outs.â¦
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After five weeks of forced rationing of food and supplies the astronauts at the international space station report that they are fine despite having lost a few pounds due to a decrease in their daily calorie intake.
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The World Health Organization recommended Friday that passengers on long flights exercise their legs and resist taking sleeping pills to reduce the risk of potentially fatal blood clots.
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Offered a high-calorie diet and kept in their cells almost around the clock, many detainees at Guantanamo Bay are becoming fat.