Overwieght

As of 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) projects 1.6 billion adults, ages 15 and up, were overweight and 400 million adults were obese, worldwide.

And the latest rage to help curb obesity is printing calories on the menus of fast food restaurants. And now, Great Britain is getting in on the act.

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a decision to force Canadian airlines to charge the same rate for disabled passengers needing a personal attendant, as well as obese passengers. I think most people would agree that the ruling for the disabled passengers is a positive one. I suspect that most people are not as compassionate when it comes to the overweight. Cue the can of worms...