article_snippet: The most often cited reason for members being removed from the site were piling on the pounds and 'graceless' ageing.
article_snippet: More than 500 Brits, the second largest nationality, were among those axed.
article_snippet: We take no pleasure in removing members, but it is a necessary evil in order to maintain the beautiful community and We prized business model.'
article_snippet: Alexander Siegwardt from Germany, pictured before, left, and after, right, was another user who had previously been removed from the site before buffing up .
article_snippet: Despite the cull, more than 800,000 members remain on the site, representing 190 countries and almost every ethnic and cultural background.
highlights_snippet: The users were told The users did not match up to the sites 'rigorous standards'
  Of those asked to leave the site 500 of The users were British .
  
highlights_snippet: Users were removed for putting on weight or not aging gracefully .
  