Obesity discrimination?

As the debate on continued membership of the ECC hots up and the possibility of renegotiation rises it is always interesting to keep an eye on the activities of the European Court of Justice and its attempts to define and extend the effect of euro law. For many it is euro legislation in areas such as employment law which epitomises the worst over centralisation and red tape that now  seem to surround Europe and which are a long way from the common market ideal that we signed up to. In a recent decision the Court has found that whilst it is not possible to discriminate on the grounds of obesity it is possible that severe obesity might fall within the definition of "disability" if it limits a worker from full and effective participation in their professional life on an equal basis with other workers.