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OBESE airline passengers should be forced to pay a "fat tax" to cover the cost of transporting their excess weight, according to a controversial proposal by health experts. Currently you have to pay extra for heavier luggage to cover the additional expense. Obese passengers also increases the airlines' expenses. Is it fair to make the obese pay or to spread the cost amongst all fliers? picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago tags obese australia airlines passengers weight |
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Canada's two largest airlines must give disabled and morbidly obese passengers an extra free seat on domestic flights, beginning in January, after the Supreme Court of Canada refused Thursday to consider the carriers' appeal of a federal order. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 38 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Most Australians believe obese airline passengers should pay for two seats so they don't take up space from the people sitting next to them, according to a survey released Tuesday. picked by Lilo 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share weird |
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Obesity in pets mirrors that of humans, as do the reasons -- decreased physical activity, age, and an increased caloric intake, even genetic predisposition. Like humans, there are also many health problems associated with being obese, such as diabetes mellitus. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share science |
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Three legislators want to make it illegal for restaurants to serve obese customers in Mississippi. picked by DemureArt 2 years ago 26 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Could your best friend make you fat? 4 comments edit related share plime.comResearchers who have studied "networks" of obesity think so: they found that if someone's friend becomes obese, that person's chances of becoming obese increase by more than half. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago |
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Northwest Airlines has excluded spoons from its cutlery pack if the in-flight meal does not require one. 1 comments edit related share plime.comAnother carrier, JAL of Japan shaved a fraction of a centimetre off all its cutlery to cut weight. Other carriers have come up with all sorts of ingenious initiatives to shift the flab off their aircraft. picked by Bingo 4 months ago |
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Passengers are angry about being forced to fly on a new Southwest Airlines plane featuring a bikini-clad model, saying it is "soft porn" and is offensive to families. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago 14 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The 850 lb woman was the largest ever to have gastric bypass surgery. Her doctor believes she could be down to 200 lbs within two years, which would include surgically removing 150 lbs of excess skin. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Obese workers may cost their employers more, filing more workers' compensation claims for injuries on the job, and then more frequently going on to become disabled. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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That's what they're doing in China! picked by icepigs 3 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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"Dr David Knight said not only were obese women far less likely to get pregnant but any pregnancy was 80 times more likely to end in tragedy." picked by gammerus 1 year ago 15 comments edit related share science |
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Dr. Robert Ouellet, president of the Canadian Medical Association, said physicians are "disappointed" with a new policy from Air Canada and WestJet that obese or disabled passengers who need an extra seat must have a doctor's note. picked by srsmits 11 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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From naked flights to rapping cabin staff, airlines will try just about anything for a little publicity. Here are a dozen of the most desperate efforts. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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A 1970's operation to help ulcer sufferers in which the vagus nerve (which spurs gastric acid production) was severed is being researched as a possible surgical weight loss aid with less complications than gastric bypass. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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For those amongst us who are obese and have not succeeded in their efforts in regulating their weight through diet and exercise, bariatric surgery is often the last recourse. picked by neilharvey 2 years ago 2 comments edit related share plime.com |
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China will unveil new rules this week aimed at restricting the number of foreigners who can adopt Chinese children, which foreign agencies say will ban the obese and unmarried from adopting. picked by teaya21 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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A new study shows that elderly people who are overweight or obese have significantly less brain tissue than those of normal weight. The difference was 4% for overweight people and 8% for the obese in a study of 94 people in their 70s. The volunteers were followed for five years, and anyone who showed cognitive impairment was excluded from the final sample. picked by Bingo 3 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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An eight-month-old baby boy in Jilin, Northeast China has tipped the scales at over three stone. Weighing 18.8 kg (41 pounds) and measuring 78 centimeters in height, he was born with a normal birth weight of 3.3 kg (7 pounds 4 oz). picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 11 comments edit related share plime.com |
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If people keep gaining weight at the current rate, fat will be the norm by 2015, with 75 percent of U.S. adults overweight and 41 percent obese, U.S. researchers predicted on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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In a move to make flying even more uncomfortable, Spring Airlines s now considering selling standing-only tickets to passengers on their flights. The budget airline currently has only 13 planes in their fleet and cannot meet growing demand for more flights from more passengers. picked by suebe 5 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |