just another persons waste of time
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others,
are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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.: Rethinking Obesity :.
03 February 2004
.: Rethinking Obesity :.
U.S. News and World Report - A majority of Americans–now 64 percent–are overweight or obese and struggling to conquer their expanding waistlines before their fat overtakes their health and makes them sick or kills them. At the heart of this obesity epidemic is a debate over whether obesity is a biological "disease" and should be treated like any other life-threatening illness–cancer, heart disease–or whether it is simply a risk factor for those killers. The stakes are high because the answer may determine who gets treated for obesity, what treatments are available, who pays for treatment, and, ultimately, who stays healthy.
Is obesity really a disease? And if so, should health insurance cover medically supervised treatment?
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/040209/health/9obesity.htm
Personally, I think if people would start eating reasonably and maybe exercising occasionally we wouldn't be rethinking anything. If all you do is sit in your car or home and feast on fatty, carbohydrate food you are going to get fat. It's just a fact.
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Posted by: Peter - 5:54 AM MST
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