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Wednesday, August 01, 2012  Chile's children are obese and their legislator created a law to take toys out of fast-food meals. They plan on extending laws to other food products that market toys to children.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Case of 200-pound 8-year-old in Ohio renews question: Should parents of obese lose custody?

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  According to the American Diabetes Association, more than 25 million Americans have diabetes.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Waistlines of children are growing, as childhood obesity continues to plague our kids. Retail profits are growing with them as they bank on plus sized lines for young children, tweens & teens.

Sunday, January 23, 2011  Obesity is a growing problem, no pun intended, in this country and not just among the two legged members of our society.

Monday, January 17, 2011  It's past the first of the year and by now many of you are looking at the scale and it's the numbers that are telling the truth.

Sunday, September 26, 2010  The New Mexico Department of Health says more high school students in the state were overweight or obese in 2009 than in previous years.

Thursday, September 23, 2010  A new study warns that citizens of the world's richest countries are getting fatter and fatter, with the United States leading the charge.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010  Fit by example: Lawmakers in Mississippi, the fattest state, shed pounds in boot camp challenge

Tuesday, February 23, 2010  Houston firefighters had to cut the window and wall from a second-floor apartment to get a 400-pound woman out for medical treatment.

Monday, August 31, 2009  Feds urge carrot-toting tourists in old Ariz. gold mining town to stop plumping up the burros

Tuesday, October 07, 2008  New exercise guidelines released Tuesday set a minimum sweat allotment for good health.