My fight against fat discrimination

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Yorko weighs 420 pounds but cannot get her HMO, Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana to pay for bariatric surgery which may alleviate her obesity. Physicians Health Plan denied treatment at the Bariatric Treatment Center by saying that the surgery was not medically necessary. Yorko's appeal was denied. Attorney Walter Lindstrom's Obesity Law & Advocacy Center in San Diego, California, accepted her case and was able to reverse previous rulings. Yorko has now sucessfully had the surgert.

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The dangers of dieting; slashing too many calories cab sabotage your mood, your looks and - worst of all - your health

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Dieting can result in a weakened immune system, fatigue, thinning hair, anxiety and depression if important minerals and vitamins are not consumed. Healthy methods for losing weight include eating a well-balanced diet and exercising for 30 minutes at least three times each week.

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5 secrets from diet boot camp

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Experts at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center (DFC) assert that diet, fitness and medical health are amongst the means to losing weight. Five secrets from the DFC are offered for healthy, manageable weight loss.

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