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Obesity in the UK: These once obese women regained pride in their bodies
A quarter of British women are now obese, according to recent figures. Not only that but we are the most overweight nation in Europe. But what does it feel like to have fought back from obesity? Here, four women, all formerly obese, tell HELEN CARROLL what it’s like to become slim again.
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Can a fat woman ever make a thin man happy – Mail Online
Can a Fat Woman make a man Happy
Surely I can’t have been the only woman to have read the headline ‘Happiness is her being slimmer than him’ and screamed in hysterical despair at the nonsense that drives women to starve themselves into frightened, guilty, miserable, unhealthy and dreadfully unattractive stick insects.
You may have noticed that also making the news is the terribly sad story of 27-year-old reality TV star Chantelle Houghton, who says that years of trying to be fashionably skinny have rendered her infertile.
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British women officially the fattest in Europe – Telegraph
Europe’s Fattest Women are in the United Kingdom
Between the ages of 18 and 24, almost one woman in four is so fat their health is suffering.
The figure is far worse than most other European countries.
By comparison, 12.7 per cent of French women are overweight, 14.4 per cent of Spaniards and just 9.3 per cent of Italians.
Experts from the European Commission, which compiled the figures for the year 2008/9, are concerned at the number of young British women who are obese.
Across most of Europe, very few 18- to 24-year-olds are obese but in Britain 16.6 per cent of young women are too fat.
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Council on Size and Weight Discrimination
CSWD are a not-for-profit group which works to change people’s attitudes about weight.
The Council’s goal is to end weight discrimination in health care, media, education, employment, social interactions, and many other areas of life. We work to make the world better for people of all sizes. If you agree with our goals and want to be part of the effort, here’s what you can do. Read the rest of this entry »
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