LONDON, May 17, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Some British experts say fat people
are contributing to global warming more than those who are thin because they
require more food and fuel.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine scientists said the transportation
and food costs of obese people are contributing to increasing energy prices and
food defects.
"We are all becoming heavier and it is a global responsibility. Obesity is a key
part of the big picture," researcher Phil Edwards said.
Critics argue that food waste causes a much bigger strain on resources than
obesity and it is unfair to blame overweight individuals for the world's
problems, The Daily Telegraph reported Saturday.
"Obese people have enough issues to deal with without being demonized for their
impact on the environment. The truth is all people are an environmental burden,"
said Keith-Thomas Ayoob of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.
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