morbid obesity

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Notes On James' Story - "My 600 lb. Life"

J.N.R Dutton @jnrdutton (3452) • United States 10 Jul 24

Today, I watched an old episode of "My 600 lb. Life". It featured a man named James, age 46 (at the time of filming) and over 700 lbs. He passed away three years after the filming of his episode, and I heard that he got a whole...

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How fat can you be and still be allowed on a plane?

Link @BambooPanda13 (867) • United States 16 Feb 10

First let me just say that I am fat and I know I am. I know there is a lot of stuff going on with fat people having to buy two plane tickets, but I mean, how fat is too fat to ride on the plane? Is there a size chart?...

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The top ten reasons for ... Obesity

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 31 Aug 07

many people these days are overweight , not just a little bit but to a degree to which is labeled detrimental to the health and thus morbid. what do you think causes a person to literally eat themselves to death for what are the...

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Morbid Obesity Help to Understand?

whiteheather39 @whiteheather39 (24403) • United States 16 Jun 07

On the Dr. Phil Show yesterday there was a woman, 500 lbs, a man 900 lbs. It amazes me that these people have been allowed to reach this weight with help from their families (enablers). They do not buy nor cook the food they eat...

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1000 pounds??

maildumpster @maildumpster (3815) • United States 13 Jun 07

Ok before I go any further I would like everyone to know that I am overweight as are several members of my family. This discussion is not meant to insult but rather I am really curious. How on earth do you get to 1000 pounds? I...

unable to walk due to weight

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Do you have experience with Bariatric Surgery for Obesity

cognigen @cognigen (121) • Mexico 11 Jan 07

Have you, or any acquaintance of yours had surgery to help correct a problem with morbid obesity? If so, which procedure was involved? The main procedures are gastric banding and gastric bypass. I have a close friend and...

bariatric surgery

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