Sizing up: how stadiums, hospitals and airlines are adapting to rise in obesity

Extra-width spectator seating, bariatric ambulances and oversized coffins are in growing demand• More than half of adults will be overweight or obese by 2050 – reportWith a study predicting that by 2050 more than half of adults and a third of children and young people worldwide will be overweight or obese, a swathe of industries are adapting to accommodate larger bodies. From hospitals to transport, stadiums to crematoriums, here are some of the adjustments being made. Continue reading...