Fraser Coast Chronicle

COVID isolation’s unhealthy outcomes for obesity

COVID isolation has had a devastating impact for a vulnerable sector struggling with obesity, a new report has shown.

coronavirus health isolation lockdown obesity overweight

26th June 2020 4:06 PM

OBESITY CRISIS: More than half of us are fat on Fraser Coast

The scales are tipping in the wrong direction on the Fraser Coast

fat fchealth fraser coast health obese obesity overweight

11th Oct. 2019 12:10 AM

DISADVANTAGED: Communities with the highest rates of obesity also have much higher rates of smoking, inactivity and chronic illness and are largely low-socioeconomic communities

Most obese Aussie suburbs named

Health researchers have crunched the numbers and found the suburbs weighing in with the highest rates of obesity across the...

aussie obese overweight suburbsm health

10th Oct. 2019 8:10 PM

Waistlines have been analysed across the country. How did you measure up? Picture: iStock

Shock tactics could help solve obesity crisis

As the number of Queenslanders carrying too much weight outnumbers smokers by more than five-to-one, the state’s top doctor...

health obesity crisis overweight

10th July 2019 6:07 AM

Sportswear is not just for skinny people

While many people find it impossible to believe that fat people exercise — and need clothes to exercise in — activewear...

active wear nike opinion overweight sportswear

13th June 2019 10:06 AM

Judge ire at paranormal expert ghosting court over obesity

Paranormal investigator Kade Jones accused of harassing Virgin staff, refuses to face court for sentence because of weight...

court crime ghost hunter haunted australia kade jones obesity overweight paranormal investigator

08th April 2019 2:04 PM

Paranormal investigator Kade Jones accused of harassing Virgin staff, refused to face court for sentence because of weight issues.

Convicted Sydney killer complained of getting fat, sluggish

A convicted killer whose anger management is being paid for by the National Disability Insurance Scheme has been...

crime health fears john raymond holschier overweight

06th March 2019 5:03 AM

John Raymond Holschier has been complaining he is feeling sluggish and getting fat while undergoing treatment.

Trying to fix this problem on planes isn’t ‘fat shaming’

Obese passengers are a burgeoning problem for airlines and for everyone who flies. But proper discussion always gets shut...

airlines fat shaming opinion overweight plane travel

08th Feb. 2019 7:02 AM

An airline has launched an "XL" class. Picture: Thinkstock

Cup jockey handed heavy suspension

A stunning ride in the Melbourne Cup has come at a huge cost for one of Australia’s top jockeys as stewards didn’t hold...

editors picks hugh bowman marmelo melbourne cup overweight suspension whip

07th Nov. 2018 3:11 AM

Jockey Hugh Bowman returns to the mounting yard after finishing in second place on Marmelo in race 7 the Lexus Melbourne Cup. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)

Obituary slams ‘fat-shaming’ doctors

A WOMAN has used her own obituary to attack medical staff who told her to lose some weight, missing her terminal...

cancer doctors medical condition medical staff obese overweight

01st Aug. 2018 6:08 AM

Search Results