THE obesity crisis has spilled over into aviation, with a lawyer suing Emirates after he was seated next to a fat man during a flight from Cape Town to Dubai.
Italian media is reporting on the story of Giorgio Destro, who is claiming more than $5,000 in damages for the nightmare flight.
"For nine hours I had to stand in the aisle, sit on seats reserved for the cabin crew when they were free, and in the final phase of flight resign myself to suffer the 'spillover' of the passenger at my side," he said.
He took a selfie (below) as evidence for the case which will be presented during a court hearing next month.
Bad news for gadget-lovers - wearing a fitness tracker may not help you lose weight.
That's a key finding of a two year study reported this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, in which researchers looked at almost 500 overweight subjects who were asked to stick to a diet and exercise more.
Half wore electronic fitness trackers which counted their daily steps, and the other half did not.
Surprisingly, the scientists from the University of Pittsburgh found that by the end of the 24 month trial those who wore the gadgets lost about 3.6kg on average - significantly less than the 5.9kg average weight loss of those who didn't wear the trackers.
The gadget makers discounted the results, saying technology has improved since the trial.
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