As some airline seats get bigger, experts caution against ‘fat shaming and bias’

"With passengers on some United Airlines flights poised to get more seating room, health experts caution against shaming people for their size, as obesity continues to be chronic health condition for much of the U.S. population.

'While we’re … working on solving this crisis, we need to accommodate the people that are living with it every day and not discriminate and marginalize them,' said Wendy Scinta, president of the Obesity Medicine Association based in Denver.

Scinta, who leads the organization of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care providers, praised United Airlines for its announcement this week that the company will buy 29 new regional aircraft, most of which will offer seats an inch wider, with economy seats also getting more legroom."