Weight can be a dental issue

Last month, The Sun reported on a case of a 34-stone patient who was turned away from a dental clinic for being too heavy. Even after shedding six stone, he was refused treatment in the chair because there was a 21-stone weight limit. He has now made an official complaint and there is to be an enquiry…

Apart from dentistry, there are many businesses that rely on seating in order to provide their services to members of the public. The airline industry is one where the issues associated with obesity have already been the topic of discussion. Indeed, anyone who has been wedged into an economy seat with a large person seated either side of them will know exactly why some airlines request more corpulent passengers to purchase two seats side-by side for their flight. This usually produces an angry response from the obese passenger concerned who may feel they have been discriminated against, whereas the airline will consider the decision to be one of fairness allowing all passengers to travel with a similar degree of comfort (such as it can be on any aircraft).