Read more obese stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12005/obese.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:37:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66663/fat-friends-eat-more-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOverweight kids eat more when they eat with their overweight friends, Newsweek reports. A new study tested a child's consumption of healthy snacks and junk food while in the company of a friend or stranger who was either fat or lean. Overweight kids eating with a chubby buddy ate more...http://www.newser.com/story/66663/fat-friends-eat-more-together.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 11 Aug 2009 15:41:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66476/tubby-texas-con-smuggles-gun-in-flab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAn obese inmate in Texas has admitted to smuggling a gun into prison, the AP reports—in between his rolls of fat. Authorities had searched George Vera, 25, at least three times after initially arresting him for selling illegal copies of CDs, but never found the unloaded 9mm pistol. The...http://www.newser.com/story/66476/tubby-texas-con-smuggles-gun-in-flab.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 09 Aug 2009 13:10:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65888/chubby-thug-bada-binged-from-mob-eateries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA chubby mobster has been barred from eating at New York restaurants known as Mafia hangouts, reports the New York Post . Anthony "Fat Tony" Rabito, 75, was just paroled on gambling, extortion, and racketeering charges, and he can no longer chow down at a string of wise guy spots, his...http://www.newser.com/story/65888/chubby-thug-bada-binged-from-mob-eateries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 02 Aug 2009 6:27:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64997/fox-lashes-health-pick-as-as-too-fat-to-serve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFox News ripped into President Obama's choice for surgeon general yesterday for being too fat for the job. "Enough fat for my next guest to say 'fat chance' for Dr. Regina Benjamin to even be considered," said host Neil Cavuto. The guest? Not a public health expert or even a...http://www.newser.com/story/64997/fox-lashes-health-pick-as-as-too-fat-to-serve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 4:22:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64168/fat-kids-dupe-docs-rig-pedometers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagResearchers couldn't understand why the pedometers they had attached to obese children showed they got plenty of exercise—until they realized they were counting dog steps, reports the BBC. Several of the London 11- and 12-year-olds taking part in the study simply attached the devices to their pets' collars.http://www.newser.com/story/64168/fat-kids-dupe-docs-rig-pedometers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 9:49:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61384/wider-fliers-call-for-wider-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo-called “passengers of size” have been irritating fellow airline passengers for decades, but lately the scales have tipped decisively against them, the Wall Street Journal reports. Many airlines now require wider travelers to buy two seats, a solution that pleases the skinny, but miffs advocates for the obese. Why, they...http://www.newser.com/story/61384/wider-fliers-call-for-wider-seats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Jun 2009 9:24:44 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58889/conn-chimp-was-on-xanax-during-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe chimp that mauled a Connecticut woman in February, rendering her blind, had a small dose of antidepressant Xanax in his system, a necropsy has revealed. At 200 pounds, Travis was also severely obese. Police haven’t ruled out criminal charges against the owner, who is embroiled in a legal battle...http://www.newser.com/story/58889/conn-chimp-was-on-xanax-during-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 May 2009 13:31:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55476/20-of-4-year-olds-already-obese-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA striking new study says almost 1 in 5 American 4-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children, with nearly a third of them obese. Researchers were surprised to see differences by race at so early an age. Obesity is more common in Hispanic and...http://www.newser.com/story/55476/20-of-4-year-olds-already-obese-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 19:08:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/47550/obese-americans-now-outnumber-overweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans who are merely overweight are now outnumbered by the obese, Reuters reports. New government statistics reveal that 34% of adults are obese and almost 6% extremely so, whereas 32.7% are classed as overweight. The proportion of Americans who are overweight has stayed much the same since 1980—but...http://www.newser.com/story/47550/obese-americans-now-outnumber-overweight.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Jan 2009 4:20:01 CST