This would never happen in the U.S.
Fat Austrians may have to pay larger health service contributions to cover the fact they are more likely to visit the doctors.
The proposal was put forward by the country's social affairs spokesman Walter Tancsits.
Tancsits announced that a "percentage of social insurance contributions could be linked to a person's Body Mass Index" – meaning overweight Austrians would pay more.
Tanscits, who is a member of the ruling conservative People's Party, said that fat people made greater demands on the NHS and should have to pay more as a result.
