T shirts were vast billboards for sponsors, including Fat Bastard Sportswear, Bodacious Babes and Gut Reaction. But good humor was only part of the deal. Two airline people told me if they weren't able to get everyone on, I'd have to buy another seat. All this chest pounding made for a wonderful hula under the coconuts. Some of the liberated even insisted there was no conclusive evidence linking obesity with health problems.
Denial is a wonderful thing.
Obesity most definitely increases risk of heart disease, Heber adds. The first convention, in 1972, was held at a New York City deli. Click for more options or for help .