Article: Vietnamese waistlines expand as economy grows

Article: Media exacerbating 'culture of blame' against obese people
The Hindustan Times;  June 18, 2008 ;     512 words ......Syndication. Washington, June 18 -- Obese people frequently feel overwhelmed and socially...to a new study. The study showed that obese people feel "a culture of blame" against them...better address issues of concern to obese people, in an attempt to improve interventions...

Article: Obese people hit by prejudice.(Features)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  June 2, 2005 ;     355 words ...Discrimination against obese people is now greater than ever, campaigners...Trust (Toast) found that 93% of obese people said that being overweight adversely...charity said discrimination against obese people was now widespread and took a number...

Article: Death rate found lower for obese people who exercise
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  July 18, 2001 ;     544 words ...Death rate found lower for obese people who exercise Being trim may not mean...Press Wednesday, July 18, 2001 London -- Obese people who exercise have half the death rate...beneficial?" Blair said that about 50% of the obese people in his studies were fit. It is unclear...

Article: Many obese people believe they eat healthy
Maryland Gazette;  August 16, 2006 ;     411 words ......than 11,000 people. About 40 percent of obese people also said they do "vigorous" exercise...survey also found that 28 percent of obese people reported snacking two or more times...respondents. For example, about 19 percent of obese people said they always read nutritional labels...

Article: Boom in number of British people aged 100 and over.(News)
Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  September 30, 2008 ;     235 words ...THE number of people aged more than 100 years old in Wales...said there were an estimated 9,300 people aged 100 or more in 2007-comparedto about...figures also showed there were 375,600 people aged between 90 and 99 in 2007, compared...

Article: Obese people say their diet is healthy, survey discovers
Charleston Gazette;  August 2, 2006 ;     487 words ......than 11,000 people. About 40 percent of obese people also said they do "vigorous" exercise...survey also found that 28 percent of obese people reported snacking two or more times...respondents. For example, about 19 percent of obese people said they always read nutritional labels...

Article: NSW: NSW govt to finance surgery for morbidly obese people
AAP General News (Australia);  August 3, 2008 ;     156 words ......to finance surgery for morbidly obese people The NSW government will pay for weight-loss surgery for morbidly obese people in a radical attempt to slash...disease. There are over one million obese people in NSW .. and that number is predicted...

Article: FAT CLUB FURY; Expert slams series that 'risks obese people's lives'.(News)
The Mirror (London, England);  January 4, 2002 ;     250 words ......will follow the struggles of a group of obese people to lose weight with a gruelling exercise...It was deeply cruel and patronised obese people. They have a life-threatening condition...pick on the overweight? He said many obese people have high blood pressure, arthritis...

Article: Obese people lack enough of hunger-causing hormone according to study
University Wire;  July 12, 2004 ;     700+ words ......of a hunger-stimulating hormone than obese people do. According to their research, which...in the middle of the night, while obese people do not. Julio Licinio, professor of...opposite -- higher levels of ghrelin in obese people," he said. Stomach cells, as well as...

Article: Obese People Have Higher Risk of Cancer Death, Study Says.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ......specialists predict a rise in fatalities Obese people face considerably higher risks of death...000 died from cancer, with extremely obese people more than 50 percent more likely to...clear. Cancer specialists said that obese people are, in general, more difficult to diagnose...

Article: Obese people, smokers less costly overall to health system; Study results counter common perception.(LIFE)(Clinical report)
The Record (Kitchener, Ontario);  February 5, 2008 ;     616 words ......healthy-living'' group (thin and non-smoking), obese people, and smokers. The model relied on cost...researchers found that from age 20 to 56, obese people racked up the most expensive health costs. But because both the smokers and the obese people died sooner than the healthy ...

Article: Obese people's eyesight at risk.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England);  September 6, 2006 ;     252 words ...Obese people are twice as likely to lose their sight...permanently damaging the sight, she said. Obese people are at double the risk of dry age-related...than those of normal weight, she said. Obese people are also up to ten times more likely...

Article: STUDY SAYS RISK OF CANCER DEATH HIGHER FOR OBESE PEOPLE AS WEIGHTS SOAR, SPECIALISTS PREDICT A RISE IN FATALITIES
The Boston Globe;  April 24, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Obese people face considerably higher risks of death...000 died from cancer, with extremely obese people more than 50 percent more likely to...clear. Cancer specialists said that obese people are, in general, more difficult to diagnose...

Article: People aged 30-39 most likely to say "no" to marriage: survey
Xinhua News Agency;  January 26, 2004 ;     520 words ...People aged 30-39 most likely to say "no" to marriage...BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Chinese people aged above 30, especially 30-39, instead of...9.5 percent in 1981. On the contrary, people aged under 30 tend to stay inside the family...