Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Overweight news 11/09/2007

Overweight Trucks Damage Infrastructure
(AP) - More than a half-million overweight trucks are allowed onto the nation’s roads and bridges - an increasingly routine practice that some officials say is putting dangerous wear and tear on an already groaning infrastructure. ...

Should overweight employees be penalized?
Some companies are charging overweight employees to help with health care costs. Do you think this is a good solution? Should overweight employees be penalized?

Being overweight may independently raise risk of heart disease (ANI via Yahoo! India News)
Washington, Sept 11 (ANI): A review of 21 studies has found that being overweight appears to increase the risk for developing coronary heart disease events independent of traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Boffins led by Rik P. Bogers, Ph.D., of the Centre for Prevention and Health Services Research, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, the Netherlands, ...

Overweight Vehicles Pounding Roads, Costing Arizona Money (KTAR 92.3 Phoenix)
Overweight vehicles are shortening the life span of Arizona's roads and bridges and leaving behind millions of dollars in damage each year, according to state officials.

Overweight Trucks Damage Infrastructure
Experts Tell AP That Overweight Trucks Can Weaken Steel and Concrete, Damage Infrastructure.

 
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