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Children's Health Magazine: Brought To You By Lucky Charms!

There's a lot of buzz surrounding the launch of "Children's Health Magazine", Rodale Press' latest magazine endeavour (whose line-up includes Men's Health, Women's Health, and Prevention to name a few).

The magazine appears to have all the right ingredients for success (at least it's inaugural issue does)--including none other than the First Lady on the cover and featured in an exclusive interview within, as well as Oprah's go-to Doc Mehmet Oz, weighing in on the 5 most critical health tips for new parents.

Fat Fliers: Charge Them or Accomodate Them?

Heavy travelers flying United Airlines might find themselves paying for an extra seat. United is the third and latest airline to charge obese passengers for two seats instead of one. The guidelines are clear: Passengers need to be able to put the armrest between the seats down, and they need to be able to buckle their seat belt without an extender.

The decision, clearly, isn't without controversy. The National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance thinks United is way off course. "Tall, short, thin or fat, broad shoulders, wide hips or longer legs ... people come in all sizes and it is rare for any coach seat to provide a comfortable and pleasant travel experience," says a spokesman.

Other weight diversity advocates argue that since one-third of Americans are obese, airlines should upsize 30 percent of their seats, so that obese travelers can travel comfortably.

Diet Guard: The Snacking Savior?

Your assignment today class is to brainstorm and come up with a weight loss product that will change peoples lives........ No wait, forget that, just come up with a good marketing plan and use a product that's been around for years.

Here at Diet-Blog we are inundated with new products all the time by those who are hoping to snag some of the dollars in this billion dollar industry.

One such product caught my attention because of it's sheer simplicity and creative use of marketing.

Fat Hostesses: An Airline Health Hazard?

Air India has fired nine hostesses after declaring them 'medically unfit' to fly. The air hostesses were between 11kg (24 lb) and 32kg (70 lb) overweight.