The Local France https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Myth busting: Half of French adults are now overweight The reputation that the French have slim waistlines appears overblown with new figures revealing that around half of adults in the country are overweight, and one in six registering as obese. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161025/tipping-the-scales-one-in-two-french-adults-are-overweight Tue, 25 Oct 2016 12:52:16 +0200 tipping-the-scales-one-in-two-french-adults-are-overweight Frenchman 'too heavy to fly' will go home by boat A young Frenchman who weighs 230 kilograms (500 pounds) arrived in New York on Tuesday where he will catch the boat home to Europe with his family after he was deemed too heavy to get on a plane. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131113/frenchman-too-heavy-to-fly-will-return-home-by-ship Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:04:00 +0100 frenchman-too-heavy-to-fly-will-return-home-by-ship