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To undergo a weight reduction program, a 36-year old Egyptian woman, weighing around 500 kgs, arrived in Mumbai.
Some Teachers Discriminate Girls of Different Weight in School
Obesity may be most harshly judged in settings where girls are expected to be more stereotypically feminine.
Obesity may be most harshly judged in settings where girls are expected to be more stereotypically feminine.
The woman from Alexandria - considered among the heaviest in the world - was lifted by a crane onto a waiting truck outside the airport and transported to the hospital with a police escort and an emergency ambulance in tow.
The hospital has been making preparations for the patient including a special bed to bear her load.
Online Weight-Loss Forums Offer Valuable Support, Comfort
Obesity involves social stigma, but on a forum you can avoid the public shaming, and can speak out without the involvement of normal-weight people.
Obesity involves social stigma, but on a forum you can avoid the public shaming, and can speak out without the involvement of normal-weight people.
Weight-Management Benchmarks Not Met in Primary Care
Improved communication with families regarding healthy weight and weight-related risks could help promote healthy lifestyle changes in overweight children.
Improved communication with families regarding healthy weight and weight-related risks could help promote healthy lifestyle changes in overweight children.
Immigration Raids Linked to Low Birth Weight Babies Among Latina Mothers
Immigration can negatively affect the well-being of Latino immigrants, but few studies have examined the repercussions to the health of Latino newborns.
Immigration can negatively affect the well-being of Latino immigrants, but few studies have examined the repercussions to the health of Latino newborns.
