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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 11 months ago tags obese australia airlines passengers weight |
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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 10 months 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 8 months 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 8 months 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 1 year ago |
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Slideshow of morbidly obese animals. The question is, should the owners face charges of animal cruelty? picked by doggylives 4 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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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 2 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 1 year ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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That's what they're doing in China! picked by icepigs 2 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 4 months ago 15 comments edit related share science |
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Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, is now vying for a different record: the human who has lost the most weight. picked by doggylives 5 months ago 4 comments edit related share science |
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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 1 year 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 1 year ago 1 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 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share weird |
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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 10 months 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 1 year ago 3 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Australia has overtaken the United States as the world's most obese nation, a new report says. 9 comments edit related share scienceThe report, Australia's Future Fat Bomb, says 26 per cent of adult Australians - almost 4 million people - are now obese picked by aclister 4 months ago |
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An American Airlines plane carrying 195 passengers has made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport. picked by topofall 8 months ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The number of morbidly obese Americans, those who weigh 45kg over normal weight, is rising much faster than the rest of the obese population. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
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The nation’s airlines are scrutinizing every step of their operations, from the tarmac to the sky, and from the nose to the tail of their planes, searching for new ways to cut their soaring fuel bills. picked by pvisi111 4 months ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
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Flight attendants on a Frontier Airlines plane traveling from San Francisco to Denver nearly used a roll of duct tape to restrain an unruly passenger. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |