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Overweight Americans throwing off safety of city buses

Overweight Americans throwing off safety of city buses

The federal government says more overweight Americans are squeezing onto buses, and it may have to rewrite bus safety rules because of it.

 

Nail salon charges $5 extra for being overweight

Nail salon charges $5 extra for being overweight

Talk about a weighty issue: When Michelle Fonville got the bill for her beauty treatment at a local nail salon, she also got a rude surprise — a $5 surcharge. The salon manager said it was to compensate for chairs broken by overweight customers.

 

Heavy girls likelier have early, unprotected sex

Overweight girls are more likely to start having sex early, to have multiple partners during their teen years, and to eschew condoms compared to thinner teens, a new study shows.

 

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