Study: Obesity a Drag on Airlines
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America&#39;s obesity epidemic isn&#39;t just a health problem, according to a new study. It&#39;s also adding extra weight to airliners, boosting the already soaring costs of jet fuel.
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Americans are fatter than ever, with  obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising,  according to a study released on Monday.
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Overweight and obese people get less out of resistance training than leaner people do, researchers said on Friday in a study that suggests the overweight may have to try harder to get results.
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Morbidly obese men tend to have  more breathing difficulties than morbidly obese women, partly  because they have much larger waistlines, a new study suggests.
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Airline fares are at historic lows, but you get what you pay for. Airlines have cut back on food service, started charging passengers to talk to human beings when making reservations, stuffed extra seats onto already-crowded planes and in one instance, done away with in-flight pillows.
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NEW YORK -- As larger US airlines suffer growing losses, low-cost carriers, previously thought to be invincible, are not far behind, industry experts say, due to soaring jet fuel prices, low air fares, and more competition.
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A long-term study of people who had surgery for obesity found they lost more weight and experienced fewer obesity-related complications, including diabetes, than people who didn&#39;t have the operation.
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Obese patients typically show poor sensitivity to the hormone insulin, a problem that can lead to diabetes. Previous reports have shown that weight loss surgery can improve this sensitivity and now, new research indicates that the type of surgery determines how fast this problem is fixed.
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WASHINGTON  - Rising obesity rates and the  number of people without health insurance are placing a drag on  health gains for the American population, according to the  results of a survey released Monday.
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ATLANTA - Heavy suitcases aren&#39;t alone in weighing down airplanes and requiring them to burn more fuel, raising flight costs. A new government study reveals that airlines increasingly have to worry more about passengers&#39; weight.
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US airlines spend hundreds of millions of dollars annually in extra fuel costs to transport a heavier traveling public, researchers estimate.
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Nearly 30 percent of American workers are obese, which can reduce their productivity and greatly increase their cardiovascular disease risk factors.
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Overweight people have a tendency to sit, while lean ones have trouble holding still, and the difference in activity levels may be inborn, researchers suggest.
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By Vicki Lee Parker, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Jun. 17--If your vacation plans include air travel, you might want to pack extra food. Not for the flight, for the delays.   So far this year, airlines are reporting their worst delays in more than 10 years.
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Regulators are letting some airlines  carry smaller reserves of fuel on international flights to  reduce weight and save money, the Federal Aviation  Administration said on Monday.
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Americans are fatter than ever, with obesity rates up in most states and fewer people exercising, according to a study released on Monday.
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A new study suggests that workers who weigh too much are at risk for a variety of problems on the job.