Overweight Americans cause airlines to burn more fuel and raise air ticket prices

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All that extra weight adds up. In this case, it adds up to $275 million each year in extra fuel costs, not to mention the environmental impact of burning all that extra jet fuel. Perhaps the airlines will start requiring overweight passengers to pedal harder in an effort to make the plane's wings flap faster.

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