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- Obesity Paradox: Overweight patients with some chronic conditions fare better http://qz.com/550527/obesity-paradox-scientists-now-think-that-being-overweight-is-sometimes-good-for-your-health/ 37 comments
- Being overweight hampers body’s immune response to SARS-CoV-2: Research shows being overweight can impair the body’s antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection but not to the protection offered by vaccination https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1009788 116 comments science
- Goldman Sachs raises Indian shares to "overweight" on growth, earnings momentum https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/goldman-sachs-raises-indian-shares-overweight-growth-earnings-momentum-2023-11-13/ 12 comments india
- Overweight patients more likely to disagree with their doctors https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/963440 2 comments nottheonion
- During the first six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the proportion of children and adolescents from low-income families with overweight or obesity increased markedly, according to new research. https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/951909 4 comments science
- Maxi Gomez has been left out of Valencia's squad for tonight's match against Sevilla due to being overweight https://as.com/futbol/2022/01/19/primera/1642605089_158832.html 32 comments soccer
- Exercising when overweight lowers the number of calories while sitting still . https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(21)01120-9?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982221011209%3Fsho 21 comments science
- Overweight and obesity are risks factors of severe illness in patients with COVID-19 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32735706/ 60 comments science
- Navy pilots request to be armed because they don't trust overweight police at military bases https://popularmilitary.com/navy-pilots-request-to-be-armed-because-they-dont-trust-overweight-police-at-military-bases/ 2850 comments nottheonion
- Fat accumulates inside lungs of overweight people, study finds https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/fat-lungs-overweight-asthma-wheezing-obesity-a9159846.html 3 comments worldnews
- Trump mocked a man he thought was a protester for being overweight, but it turned out he was actually a supporter https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-mocks-fan-for-being-overweight-mistaking-him-for-protester-2019-8 896 comments politics
- Outrage as casting call for chocolate advert requesting ‘very pretty’ young girl says redheads and overweight children need not apply https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/milka-casting-call-advert-redheads-ban-overweight-children-a9051966.html 16 comments worldnews
- As Romelu Lukaku checks in for his Inter medical, Manchester United legend Gary Neville has hit out at the striker for being ‘overweight and unprofessional’. https://www.football-italia.net/141840/overweight-lukaku-has-inter-medical 187 comments soccer
- Overweight Survivor of Moscow plane inferno is accused of 'blocking' escape by getting his luggage https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6996559/heroic-stewardess-pushed-passengers-safety-reveals-terror-russian-plane-crash.html 45 comments worldnews
- Pot smoker finds overweight tiger in abandoned house https://news.sky.com/story/pot-smoker-finds-overweight-tiger-in-abandoned-house-11634988 5 comments nottheonion
- Flight attendant forced to wipe overweight passengers butt https://nypost.com/2019/01/21/flight-attendant-says-overweight-passenger-forced-her-to-wipe-his-butt/ 6 comments worldnews
- More than 41,000 overweight patients including seven teenagers needed new hips or knees last year https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6561451/more-41-000-overweight-patients-including-seven-teenagers-needed-new-hips-knees-year.html 1856 comments worldnews
- Mexico's police: ill paid, poorly trained — and overweight https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/police-ill-paid-poorly-trained-and-overweight/ 10 comments worldnews
- A largescale genomic analysis has found the strongest evidence yet that being overweight causes depression, even in the absence of other health problems. https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/featurednews/title_691796_en.html 8 comments science
- Jake Dotchin apparently showed up to camp 30 pounds overweight https://www.tsn.ca/mckenzie-dotchin-showed-up-30lbs-overweight-1.1175694 16 comments hockey
- Large study composting low-Fat vs Low-Carbohydrate Diet Weight Loss in Overweight Adults shows no significant difference https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2673150?redirect=true 3 comments science
- UK most overweight country in Western Europe says OECD http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-41953530 7 comments worldnews
- Obesity in kids and teenagers rises tenfold in last 40 years – The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that more kids will be obese or overweight globally than underweight by 2022. Currently, the number of obese five to 19-year-olds is 10 times higher than in 1975. http://www.dw.com/en/obesity-in-kids-and-teenagers-rises-tenfold-in-last-40-years-who-study/a-40902631 40 comments worldnews
- Shanghai Shenhua coach on Carlos Tevez: "He is not fit... He is overweight." https://twitter.com/fourfourtweet/status/908621996220719105 41 comments soccer
- Carlos Tevez: 'Overweight' Shanghai Shenhua forward not fit to play http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41259482 34 comments soccer
- Finnish animal activists' video uncovers hugely overweight farmed foxes https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finnish_animal_activists_video_uncovers_hugely_overweight_farmed_foxes/9777076?origin=rss 7 comments europe
- Demarcus Cousins looking very svelte after being a bit overweight and out of shape at the end of last season https://www.thebirdwrites.com/2017/6/16/15819124/demarcus-cousins-offseason-workouts-new-orleans-pelicans-point-center-nikola-jokic 25 comments nba
- Scotland | One in 10 Primary one pupils 'overweight or obese' http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-37611561 23 comments europe
- Overweight individuals more likely to make unhealthier choices when faced with real food http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/overweight-individuals-more-likely-to-make-unhealthier-choices-when-faced-with-real-food 15 comments science
- Low-carb beats low-fat in a meta-analysis of 17 clinical trials. Obese and overweight adults on low-carb diets lost more weight and had lower atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk. http://news.meta.com/2015/11/05/lowcarb/ 3913 comments science
- Breakfasts Higher in Protein Increase Postprandial Energy Expenditure, Increase Fat Oxidation, and Reduce Hunger in Overweight Children from 8 to 12 Years of Age http://jn.nutrition.org/content/145/10/2229.abstract 308 comments science
- Passenger suing Etihad Airways for €200k after being seated next to ‘grossly overweight’ man http://www.independent.ie/world-news/passenger-suing-etihad-airways-for-200k-after-being-seated-next-to-grossly-overweight-man-31416124.html 10 comments nottheonion
- Exposure to smoking during pregnancy, or both during pregnancy and postnatally are both significantly associated with child overweight at 7 years of age. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109184 10 comments science
- A whooping one-third of the world's population is overweight or obese http://www.parentherald.com/articles/4555/20140528/a-whooping-one-third-of-the-worlds-population-is-overweight-or-obese-study.htm 5 comments worldnews
- "Healthy obesity" is a myth. Overweight and obese people have an elevated risk of heart attack and heart disease, whether or not they have metabolic syndrome. http://www.healthline.com/health-news/heart-excess-weight-raises-risk-of-heart-attack-without-metabolic-syndrome-111113 2559 comments science
- JAMA: Meta-analysis shows reduced mortality risk for "overweight" individuals (defined as BMI 25 - 30) compared to "normal weight" individuals (BMI 18.5 - 25). http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1555137&link=xref 10 comments science
- Being overweight linked to lower risk of mortality - CNN.com http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/02/health/overweight-mortality/ 12 comments science
- "Like it or not, we have no choice but to face up to the numbers: current data reveal that in Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Greece, Malta, and Slovakia, the proportion of overweight adults is actually higher than in the U.S." http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/books/2009/07/20/090720crbo_books_kolbert?currentpage=all 75 comments reddit.com
- Airline refunds passenger charged for being overweight http://www.eturbonews.com/2127/airline-refunds-passenger-charged-being-overw 6 comments worldnews
- The fact that most Americans are In Debt & Overweight can be traced back to one Crappy grade school class... (comic) http://www.salon.com/comics/knig/2007/02/21/knig/story.gif 59 comments reddit.com
