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  • January 2, 2011 at 10:53 AM #648205
    jpinpb
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    [quote=CONCHO]Obesity is good for our system. People eat unhealthy food made out of the cheapest possible ingredients, earning a big markup for big ag/food concerns. Unhealthy people die early, which saves money on pensions/SS payouts, etc… And while they are alive they rack up tons in pharmaceutical and medical charges, again, good business! It’s a win-win-win all around. So do your part America and eat some high-fat mad cow infected garbage burger meat from Albertsons, wash it down with some HFCS-sweetened soda from Costco and some salty snacks made from GMO corn. To do anything else is bad for the economy! And don’t worry, when you get sick our health care will be there to send you off to the great beyond with a MRSA infection when you go in for your quadruple-bypass surgery or insulin pump implant.[/quote]

    LOL! And don’t forget to also help our economy and buy an overpriced home you can’t afford. 😉

    January 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM #647111
    NotCranky
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    I do agree that the problem is complex. I think it is more of a matter of the “perfect storm”. We can get on soap boxes and say it is the supply or individual choice, but they go hand in hand. Profit motive is part of it. Being more sedentary is an issue. So is the fact that Americans make a big food event out of everything. You have to be practically counter culture to be healthy and deal with overindulgence.

    It’s not only cheap processed food. It’s not only poor people.Maybe that’s where the most desperate cases have the highest incidence.Bulimia and anorexia tend to be higher in social order. So are the suicides due to these disorders. I think most of us have to mitigate against forces in our own families if we are to protect our food health as well as that of our children…and we don’t live in a food desert, on food stamps.

    January 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM #647184
    NotCranky
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    I do agree that the problem is complex. I think it is more of a matter of the “perfect storm”. We can get on soap boxes and say it is the supply or individual choice, but they go hand in hand. Profit motive is part of it. Being more sedentary is an issue. So is the fact that Americans make a big food event out of everything. You have to be practically counter culture to be healthy and deal with overindulgence.

    It’s not only cheap processed food. It’s not only poor people.Maybe that’s where the most desperate cases have the highest incidence.Bulimia and anorexia tend to be higher in social order. So are the suicides due to these disorders. I think most of us have to mitigate against forces in our own families if we are to protect our food health as well as that of our children…and we don’t live in a food desert, on food stamps.

    January 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM #647769
    NotCranky
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    I do agree that the problem is complex. I think it is more of a matter of the “perfect storm”. We can get on soap boxes and say it is the supply or individual choice, but they go hand in hand. Profit motive is part of it. Being more sedentary is an issue. So is the fact that Americans make a big food event out of everything. You have to be practically counter culture to be healthy and deal with overindulgence.

    It’s not only cheap processed food. It’s not only poor people.Maybe that’s where the most desperate cases have the highest incidence.Bulimia and anorexia tend to be higher in social order. So are the suicides due to these disorders. I think most of us have to mitigate against forces in our own families if we are to protect our food health as well as that of our children…and we don’t live in a food desert, on food stamps.

    January 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM #647906
    NotCranky
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    I do agree that the problem is complex. I think it is more of a matter of the “perfect storm”. We can get on soap boxes and say it is the supply or individual choice, but they go hand in hand. Profit motive is part of it. Being more sedentary is an issue. So is the fact that Americans make a big food event out of everything. You have to be practically counter culture to be healthy and deal with overindulgence.

    It’s not only cheap processed food. It’s not only poor people.Maybe that’s where the most desperate cases have the highest incidence.Bulimia and anorexia tend to be higher in social order. So are the suicides due to these disorders. I think most of us have to mitigate against forces in our own families if we are to protect our food health as well as that of our children…and we don’t live in a food desert, on food stamps.

    January 2, 2011 at 5:13 PM #648230
    NotCranky
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    I do agree that the problem is complex. I think it is more of a matter of the “perfect storm”. We can get on soap boxes and say it is the supply or individual choice, but they go hand in hand. Profit motive is part of it. Being more sedentary is an issue. So is the fact that Americans make a big food event out of everything. You have to be practically counter culture to be healthy and deal with overindulgence.

    It’s not only cheap processed food. It’s not only poor people.Maybe that’s where the most desperate cases have the highest incidence.Bulimia and anorexia tend to be higher in social order. So are the suicides due to these disorders. I think most of us have to mitigate against forces in our own families if we are to protect our food health as well as that of our children…and we don’t live in a food desert, on food stamps.

    January 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM #647362
    njtosd
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    [quote=briansd1]

    If we force fat people to pay proportionately more for their health care, maybe people would make adjustments to their eating habits.[/quote]

    Do you mean they should pay more for the care, or for the insurance?

    January 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM #647434
    njtosd
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    [quote=briansd1]

    If we force fat people to pay proportionately more for their health care, maybe people would make adjustments to their eating habits.[/quote]

    Do you mean they should pay more for the care, or for the insurance?

    January 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM #648018
    njtosd
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    [quote=briansd1]

    If we force fat people to pay proportionately more for their health care, maybe people would make adjustments to their eating habits.[/quote]

    Do you mean they should pay more for the care, or for the insurance?

    January 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM #648156
    njtosd
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    [quote=briansd1]

    If we force fat people to pay proportionately more for their health care, maybe people would make adjustments to their eating habits.[/quote]

    Do you mean they should pay more for the care, or for the insurance?

    January 3, 2011 at 8:55 AM #648480
    njtosd
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    [quote=briansd1]

    If we force fat people to pay proportionately more for their health care, maybe people would make adjustments to their eating habits.[/quote]

    Do you mean they should pay more for the care, or for the insurance?

    January 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM #647372
    sdrealtor
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    Just got an email from friend the world traveling physician and he’s coming to visit me this week. I cant wait to get his perspective on healthcare around the world. He’s at ground zero and is constantly on the road in modern countries and third world countries consulting on delivery of health care for the WHO and the Clinton Foundation. He is one of the most interesting people you could ever meet. I wish I could have a few of you over to meet him but I havent seen him in several years and we have too much catching up to do. I let you all know what I learn from him.

    January 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM #647444
    sdrealtor
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    Just got an email from friend the world traveling physician and he’s coming to visit me this week. I cant wait to get his perspective on healthcare around the world. He’s at ground zero and is constantly on the road in modern countries and third world countries consulting on delivery of health care for the WHO and the Clinton Foundation. He is one of the most interesting people you could ever meet. I wish I could have a few of you over to meet him but I havent seen him in several years and we have too much catching up to do. I let you all know what I learn from him.

    January 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM #648028
    sdrealtor
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    Just got an email from friend the world traveling physician and he’s coming to visit me this week. I cant wait to get his perspective on healthcare around the world. He’s at ground zero and is constantly on the road in modern countries and third world countries consulting on delivery of health care for the WHO and the Clinton Foundation. He is one of the most interesting people you could ever meet. I wish I could have a few of you over to meet him but I havent seen him in several years and we have too much catching up to do. I let you all know what I learn from him.

    January 3, 2011 at 9:21 AM #648166
    sdrealtor
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    Just got an email from friend the world traveling physician and he’s coming to visit me this week. I cant wait to get his perspective on healthcare around the world. He’s at ground zero and is constantly on the road in modern countries and third world countries consulting on delivery of health care for the WHO and the Clinton Foundation. He is one of the most interesting people you could ever meet. I wish I could have a few of you over to meet him but I havent seen him in several years and we have too much catching up to do. I let you all know what I learn from him.

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