It's a policy that boosted airline profits by 20 percent and helped changed the look of an island with the world's highest obesity rate. Is Samoa Air's new pay-by-weight system the future of air travel? Plane travel by the pound? Samoa Air says charging passenger's by weight is payin...
Obesity in American Samoan adults in 1990 was compared to that in 1976–1978 to evaluate population changes concomitant with modernization. Body weight, stature, the body mass index (BMI), and two skinfolds were measured in 1990 in 830 males and females 25–74 years old, and were compared ...
American Journal of Human BiologyMcGarvey ST, Levinson PD, Bausserman L, Galanis DJ, Hornick C. Population change in adult obesity and blood lipids in American Samoa from 1976-78 to 1990. Am J Hum Biol. 1993; 5 :17–30. doi: 10.1002/ajhb.1310050106. [ Cross Ref ]...
I want to know why does cultural and beliefs are revelant to the highset rate of obesity in American Samoa? 15 Rev Jacob ⚠ Lovely summary of the peopel and culture of Samoa. Can any one volunteer and help me get a link person to discuss cultural relationship with "Samoa" I would ...
Samoa Air, the tiny local airliner in American Samoa, sparked a controversy by charging passengers by their weight. Since then it's helped change the look of an island with the world's highest obesity rate. Ben Tracy reports.
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The American Samoans and Samoans have a very high rate of obesity, 84% in women and 78% in men in America Samoa; and 59% for women and 29% for men in Samoa. The American Samoans have taken on a modern lifestyle and diet while the Samoans remain traditional in their lifestyle and ...