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Austin fat
Are you fitter than a 5th grader
childhood obesity
August 26, 2011
Sadly, America is one of the fattest countries in the world. 33 percent of children and adolescents are obese. Obesity increases the risk of heart...
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Obesity: bigger in Texas Red (part two)
Public Policy
July 29, 2011
Find what you read here interesting? Amusing? Irritating? Subscribe. It’s free. Thanks.A couple of weeks ago in the report appropriately...
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Resolutions for a Healthy Heart
healthy living
January 3, 2012
Are you tired of making New Year’s Resolutions, just to break them in a few weeks? What if you just strive to live healthier in 2012? Here...
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Health and fitness are one commitment away
Health and Fitness
September 17, 2011
In today’s day and age, health and fitness have become synonymous with best intentions. Our fitness plans flare up like the fireworks that...
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What's in a soft drink?
sugary soft drinks
January 21, 2012
In 1885 Charles Alderton created the sweetness of Dr. Pepper in Waco, Texas. In 1891 this creation moved to Dublin, Texas. By the 1960s it was...
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Kevin Smith not the first victim of Southwest Airlines' battle of the bulge
Travel
February 17, 2010
Kevin Smith may be the most famous chubby man in America right now, after his blistering Twitter-based attack on Southwest Airlines.The Dallas...
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Kevin Smith not done torching Southwest Airlines
Travel
February 16, 2010
The Kevin Smith-Southwest Airlines battle has gone nuclear -- almost.The acclaimed Hollywood director made good use of his Twitter account to bash...
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Director Kevin Smith's brutal Twitter fight with Southwest Airlines
Travel
February 15, 2010
Remember the column I posted earlier this month about airlines and their policies on being too fat to fly in a single seat?Well, film director...
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For airlines, thin is in
Travel
February 2, 2010
Dallas-based Southwest Airlines has a simple rule for obese passengers who can't fit into one seat: Be prepared to pay for two seats.To be fair,...
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Fat tax
fat
May 23, 2012
Being fat is a problem. You don't like it, and other people don't like you because of it. So we need to find someone to blame and tax. The...
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