Real life Heros- Defeating obesity

There are many people who are currently striving to beat obesity, but one person in particular is Linda Fondren, one of the CNN heroes of the year. After her sister died in 2006, Linda decided to relive her memory by challenging the state of Mississipi (which hs been known for a while as the fattest state in the nation) to lose weight. She had remember that her sister (who was obese) had been too embarassed to work out at a gym with men so she started out by opening up her own women only gym which she called Shape Up Sisters. The gym did very well, but Linda knew that she would have to broaden her horizons if she wanted to complete her mission. She recognized that most people in her communtity didn't even know they had a weight problem because being obese was considered normal. So she started a program called Shape Up Vicksburg! She held free fitness and nutrition classes and convinced a good portion of the ciy's resteraunts to add healthier items to their menus, and planted weigh in stations in medical centers and walmarts. She also made a website were members could track their weight loss online! Today, approximatly 2500 people have joined Linda's movement, and together they have lost a total of 15,000 pounds!

Obesity books

Here are the names of some books related to obesity:

Fat Politics: The Real Story behind America's Obesity Epidemic
by J. Eric Oliver. 228 pgs

The Management of Obesity and Related Disorders
by Peter G. Kopelman. 258 pgs.

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Overweight Teenagers: Don't Bear the Burden Alone
by Michael D. Lebow. 250 pgs

The Overweight Patient: A Psychological Approach to Understanding and Working with Obesity
by Kathy Leach. 269 pgs.

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The Social impacts of obesity

Take a look at this picture. I beleive that it demonstrates perfectly to how obesity can affect your social life. Most people, when they become obese, cut off people that were close to them, and avoid pretty much any social interaction. I think that is probably the main reason that people who are obese are generally depressed as well. Along with the sadness they inflict on themselves, people around them can become increasingly cruel. For most victims of obesity, even walking out to get the mail is a dangerous task, as people can be extremely rude and judgemental.