Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity »
Posted By altnrg 5 months ago in Health & FitnessObesity in the United States now carries the hefty price tag of $147 billion per year in direct medical costs, just over 9 percent of all medical spending, according to a report published July 27, 2009, in the online edition of Health Affairs.
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NoWayMan5 months ago
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stick with me here.
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was watching a documentary about how Morgan Freeman went to his home town in Mississippi to try and get the town's high school to have an integrated prom (up until last year they had separate proms for black kids and white kids).
turned out everyone was pretty much for the idea, and the integrated prom ran into very little resistance (just a small group of white parents) and went off without a hitch. the town is now integrated, kids are happy, everyone gets along better, yadda yadda yadda.
BUT what was amazing was how fat all the kids were. it was unbelievable to see whole groups of teens who could barely get into a car. and it was the skinny kids who stood out. really bizarre.
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chevydog5 months ago
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I do not know the precise definition of "tied to". But it seems that this is a problem that is always with us.
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At his particular time in my life, I know I'm heavier than I should be. The oncologist asks me "any weight loss?" with the intent of finding out whether the disease is taking off again. And I tell him no; though irrespective of the disease losing weight would be good. But I once was a younger person.
I remember that younger person as one whose ribs could be easily seen and counted. And as someone who was routinely asked whether some disease was chewing on me. And still the charts said I was "too heavy".
So eat well, exercise, and do all the right things. And then don't give a d*mn what the charts say.
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