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The ADA DOES indeed apply to airlines in the US
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Gawd where do you get your information.
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My source is the DOT... what is yours?
I think you will find that the Air Carriers Access Act 1986, amended 2009 is the relevant act here. This is a link..
http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/airacc.asp
The ADA says absolutely nothing about obesity and whether the cause of the obesity is "overeating". You are making that up Gromit... I would like you to find any reference anywhere which distinguishes the cause of the obesity as being relevant as to whether it counts as a disability or not. There will not be one. If someone cannot walk, as a result of their obesity, then they will be considered disabled. This is because their inability to walk is a functional impairment. The cause of the functional impairment is irrelevant, both in the ADA and the ACAA. This is the same for any functional impairment.
So here is the challenge. Find any ruling, anywhere, which distinguishes how you should treat someone based on whether their impairment was caused by "overeating" or any other cause and post it on here. I will happily post a fulsome apology if it is from a reliable source.