GENEVA (Reuters) - Obesity contributes to global warming, too (May 15)

"Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says"

"Because thinner people eat less and are more likely to walk than rely on cars, a slimmer population would lower demand for fuel for transportation and for agriculture, the researcher said."

"This is also important because 20 percent of greenhouse gas emissions stem from agriculture, he added."

"The next step is quantifying how much a heavier population is contributing to climate change, higher fuel prices and food shortages, he added."

They will figure a way to tax us by body weight in the name of saving the planet. And when you thought that "tax your ass" was just a saying!!!