A BODYBUILDER who overcame a decade-long battle with obesity and labelled himself a “freak” has transformed into a champion. Leonardo Machado from Brazil, now in his early 30s, was told he was “too fat for sex” and revealed he was so ashamed of his physique that he didn’t lose his virginity… I was an obese … Read more
Surge in number of undertakers being injured handling obese bodies revealed …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> UNDERTAKERS are being hurt as they struggle with increasingly heavy coffins in the obesity epidemic. They reported broken hands, strained shoulders and back spasms to health bosses. One broke their foot when they slipped and ended up with one leg … Read more
Having some extra flab makes you feel happier… but there’s a limit, suggests study …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A BIT of extra flab makes us happier, a study suggests. An increase in BMI height-to-weight ratio has been found to be linked to greater contentment — although there is a limit. 2 An increase in BMI … Read more
Junk food ads will be BANNED before 9pm and online in bid to tackle childhood obesity …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> JUNK food ads will be banned from TV before 9pm and axed entirely online in a bid to tackle childhood obesity. Ministers will today unveil the new law, set to kick in from October 1, … Read more
We’re binning BMI for BRI – our scores say we’re obese but they’re wrong, we’re just curvy with hips and boobs …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> WHILE curvy or voluptuous are seen as compliments, no woman EVER wants to be described as “round”. But scientists now suggest that measuring “roundness” might be the best way to … Read more