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Sam Vosburgh, 60, nicknamed Chewbacca, says he rarely wears a shirt because he “runs hot.” “It's crazy, this is overwhelming I never expected this, I just went to watch the ballgame with my grandkids and my son in-law and all the sudden all this. It's overwhelming, it's beyond.” He was shocked to find out he had gone viral, because the Vosburgh said he goes to a lot of games and is almost always shirtless.

The man, Kevin Daly, realized something was wrong when he lost more than 30 lbs. in 2015, but his belly fat didn't budge, the New York Daily News reported earlier this month. A CT scan revealed that the man's belly bulge was in fact a rare type of tumor called a liposarcoma, according to Fox News. ... Liposarcomas most often develop in fat tissue found in the thigh, behind the knee or in the abdomen, GARD says. (Indeed, Daly's tumor arose from fat tissue in his abdomen.)  The tumors are rare; according to the American Cancer Society (ACS), about 13,000...

Dieters desperate to get rid of that spare tyre can finally let it all hang out. That muffin-top could actually help to regulate the immune system and provide a first line of defence against infection and viruses. A hard-to-shift beer belly could even help regenerate damaged tissue after an injury. The fatty membrane in the belly, called the omentum, has never seemed to serve much of a purpose. But now the research by scientists in Chicago has shown it can be a health benefit - and their discovery could lead to the development of new drugs for organ transplant patients...

People who carry a lot of weight around their middle are at increased risk of developing dementia, say researchers. A US study of more than 700 adults showed that being overweight is associated with smaller brain volume, a factor linked with dementia. The finding was particularly strong in those with high levels of visceral fat - fatty tissue which sits around the organs, Annals of Neurology reported. More than 750,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia. The researchers from Boston University School of Medicine looked at people with an average age of 60 years old, 70% of...

Beer lovers across Britain will be raising a glass to the latest research on drinking. For scientists have discovered that the so-called 'beer belly' is not caused by consuming alcohol – but more to do with genetics. A study of thousands of beer drinkers found that although people who drink regularly are more likely to put on weight, they do not necessarily accumulate fat around the abdomen. Researchers monitored more than 20,000 people – 7,876 men and 12,749 women – over an average of eight-and-a-half years.

Obesity is more dangerous than smoking and will dramatically shorten the lives of millions, a landmark study has found. While smoking reduces life by an average of ten years, the research says being seriously overweight can cut life expectancy by as much as 13 years. The Foresight report, written by 250 leading scientists, says Britain's obesity crisis is so severe that it would take at least 30 years to reverse. If current trends continue, by 2050 about 60 per cent of men, 50 per cent of women and 25 per cent of children in the UK will be clinically obese...

You probably think you know what frightens most men. A long-weekend at the in-laws' place. Antiquing. Running out of beer in the third quarter. But that's just the stuff he'll admit to being afraid of, which, by definition, means they're not his true deep fears. So how can you determine what those are? Easy: They're the ones he'll almost never talk about. But I will. Let's count down through the Scary Fifteen: #15 Hair in the drain. #14 Getting caught noticing another woman. #13 Rejection. #12 Super Nanny. #11 Speedos. #10 His dad's death. #9 Her tears. #8 Being a...

<p>ELGIN, Iowa -- Members of the volunteer fire department are having a brouhaha over brew.</p> <p>The 22 firefighters have been told to get the suds out of the station.</p> <p>Hills said a city councilwoman last week handed him a letter from Grinnell Mutual Insurance Co., which insures city property, including the Fire Station and the department's equipment.</p>