The Spanish town that wants to shed 100,000kg

AFP
In a remote corner of northwestern Spain, a small town has set itself the ultimate weight loss challenge: by early 2020, its residents must shed 100,000 kilos (220,500 pounds).
Gone are bacon and fried calamari from the diets of thousands of residents in Naron who are taking to sport again as part of a slimming programme that kicked off in January.
Known for its gastronomy and often gargantuan dishes, Galicia is the region in Spain with the most overweight people, according to a study by the Spanish Society of Cardiology. More than 4,000 residents — or a tenth of the population — have joined the project.
To show their support, the mayor, Marian Ferreiro, and her municipal councillors weighed themselves together in public on giant scales.