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Thursday, December 13, 2007 12:00 AM

Lose pounds, pad your paycheck?

Overweight white women suffer a significant wage penalty. Research shows it's only getting worse.
Carol Lloyd

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  • Thursday, December 13, 2007 06:38 PM

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    A larger percentage of men than women are obese.

    Yet there's a constant barrage of nastiness directed towards all the fat women responsible for the obesity epidemic.

    —Allie_ Read Allie_'s other letters

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