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American waistlines get bigger and bigger: study

The average American's waistline has expanded over the past decade, adding about one inch (2.5 centimeters) of belly fat.

American waistlines get bigger and bigger: study
©Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Australia morgue refuses bodies as 'too fat'

An Australian funeral director had to store the body of a 200-kilogramme (441-pound) man in her car overnight after a morgue refused it for being too big, reports said.

Australia morgue refuses bodies as 'too fat'
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'Arm-lift' surgery gains appeal in US

Plastic surgery to remove fat and excess skin on the upper arms has gained appeal in the United States, where the procedure has exploded in popularity since the year 2000.

'Arm-lift' surgery gains appeal in US
©REUTERS/Rick Wilking
Fat studies conference challenges supersize stereotypes

Cat Pause proudly describes herself as "fat", can live with euphemisms like "curvy", "chunky" or "chubby", but baulks at what she believes are value-laden labels such as "overweight" or "obese".

Fat studies conference challenges supersize stereotypes

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