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• n  the property of excessive fatness
• s  usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

• The percentage of overweight schoolchildren has dropped from 14% to about 10% in the 12 years since the National Healthy Lifestyle Program debuted.
• Ogden wouldn't speculate as to why national childhood overweight trends appear to have stalled.
• Being overweight is bad for kids' health, but a new study finds it's also bad for their education.

• corpulence
• stoutness
• adiposis
• fleshy
• heavy

News & Articles

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• Maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy associated with increased risk of preterm delivery
  In a study that included more than 1.5 million deliveries in Sweden, maternal overweight and obesity during pregnancy were associated with increased risk for preterm delivery, with the highest risks observed for extremely preterm deliveries, according to a study in the June 12 issue of JAMA.
  June 11, 2013 - EurekAlert!
• Heavy Patients Trust Diet Advice From Overweight Docs Most: Study
  Title: Heavy Patients Trust Diet Advice From Overweight Docs Most: Study Category: Health News Created: 6/7/2013 4:36:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 6/10/2013 12:00:00 AM
  June 11, 2013 - MedicineNet.com
• Weight Loss Tips 2013: Hypnosis Can Help Overweight Women Lose Weight Fast - in Time for Summer Fun
  DENVER, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Tired of reading about yet another fad diet that's a surefire way to lose weight? Maybe the answer for overweight women and men is not what they eat, but what they ...
  June 11, 2013 - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Dave Dombrowski in SI.com
  If he has been a little bit overweight, he's still a pretty good player, in fact a very good player,Dombrowski said. "We'll work with him on it."
• Christopher Christie in TPMDC (blog)
  At one point, Christie accused Corzine of attacking his weight: "So let's just all let you in on a little secret in case you haven't noticed over the last eight years that I've been in public life, I'm slightly overweight. Now apparently this has...
• Dawn Primarolo in This is Nottingham
  Public Health Minister Dawn Primarolo said: "Obesity is the biggest health challenge we face - every year 9,000 people die prematurely. Many people simply just don't know that being overweight can lead to major health problems including heart...