Difficulty of losing weight

Obesity and the difficulty of losing weight.

Tackling Obesity amidst poverty

Tackling obesity amidst poverty in America

The French are getting fatter too

As America Struggles with obesity, it may find itslef shocked that France is too

Tax the Fat

Why not tax fat people in America if they drive up health costs?

Battling Obesity in Mississippi

Battling Obesity in Mississippi

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"And half the battle, he says, is just getting people to own up to the fact that their weight is the problem....That's the way local fry-cook Gracie Williams sees it. She's a diabetic and considers that she is doing pretty well because she hasn't gained any weight in five years. She's stayed a steady 265 pounds on a 5-foot-5 frame.

"To me overweight is when you're going past 300-something and you're having a hard time walking and breathing, that's when you're overweight," she says.

Norway's Butter Shortage

Stephen Colbert Makes fun of a new diet that has led to a severe butter shortage