One war where I would vigorously support Bush

[BaliBabyDoc]

Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

 

[Shad0hawK]

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

 

[Ornery]

If they had to pay a higher premium for their health insurance, they'd have some incentive to lose weight. As it is, most people's insurance is purchased by their employer, so they couldn't care less.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

Yup.

CkG

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

Yup.

CkG

We should tax Soda, Junk food, and Beer like 50%.

 

[alchemize]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

Yup.

CkG

We should tax Soda, Junk food, and Beer like 50%.

And give tax incentives to organic growers. Let Whole Foods become the next walmart (or let wal-mart become like whole foods).

 

[GoPackGo]

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

Yup.

CkG

We should tax Soda, Junk food, and Beer like 50%.

Yeah...like thats working for alcohol and cigarettes

 

[tnitsuj]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

Yup.

CkG

We should tax Soda, Junk food, and Beer like 50%.

Yeah...like thats working for alcohol and cigarettes

okay, then make it 100%. When a can of Soda costs like 2.00, people might hesitate to drink six or seven a day.

 

[Moonbeam]

Invent nanobots that eat fat, or use drugs to block the storage of fat.

 

[Nitemare]

Originally posted by: GoPackGo

Originally posted by: tnitsuj

Originally posted by: CADkindaGUY

Originally posted by: Shad0hawK

Originally posted by: BaliBabyDoc
Weapons of Arse Consumption

If Americans continue to get fatter at current rates, by 2020 about one in five health-care dollars spent on people aged 50 to 69 could be due to obesity -- 50 percent more than now, the Rand Corporation study found.

In 2000, 14 percent of money spent on health care for U.S. men aged 50 to 69 went to obesity-related complications including diabetes and heart disease. In 2020, that could rise to 21 percent, the researchers said.

maybe if personal responsibility came back in style people would say to themselves "gee I eat to much, maybe I should eat less and get some excercise..."

Yup.

CkG

We should tax Soda, Junk food, and Beer like 50%.

Yeah...like thats working for alcohol and cigarettes

Who cares, that would mean more tax dollars that they could waste...

 

[Red Dawn]

Install Mirrored Doors at all Fast Food Joints, Restuarants and Refrigerators

 

[ReiAyanami]

We spend more money on fast food than higher education

 

[Shad0hawK]

Originally posted by: Red Dawn
Install Mirrored Doors at all Fast Food Joints, Restuarants and Refrigerators

and have a scale in front of the cash register with the readout by the change maybe even audible...


"thank you for eating at mcdonalds mr goobersmooch, your change is $1.43 and your weight is 350 Lb's up 5 pound from last week"

 

[Shad0hawK]

it is funny watching people thinking the government should do something because of the lack of discipline and responsibility on the part of some.

actually it is not funny, but sad.

 

[ReiAyanami]

"...shows tobacco use was still the leading cause of death in 2000, killing 435,000 people, or 18.1 percent of everyone who died."

wow, 1 in 5 deaths can be prevented, relatively easily. but then again conquering the stupidity of fellow humans is an impossible task.

i wonder where old age ranks

 

[ReiAyanami]

avg american consumes 3000 Cal/day

FDA recommends 2000 Cal/day. some say they just arbitrarily picked this because its a nice round number but actually its based on how much a pregnant nursing mother should consume to support herself and a baby.

the actual healthy amount between 1500-1800Cal/day

so, are you eating like a pregnant nursing mother?

 

[Piano Man]

I weighed 315 last October. I'm now down to 234, but I have 39 more to go. Its been the hardest thing I've ever done, but after losing the first 40, I couldn't stop. Now I am definately noticing a difference in endurance, not to mention the fact that I have way more girl problems, which is a good thing I guess. It should be a war against obesity. Its just like consuming anything else, you do what is easy. But you have to learn to say no at some point.

 

[lozina]

Have income tax, property tax and sales tax be proportional to body weight. No it doesn't make much sense, but it does make cents.

 

[Spencer278]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
avg american consumes 3000 Cal/day

FDA recommends 2000 Cal/day. some say they just arbitrarily picked this because its a nice round number but actually its based on how much a pregnant nursing mother should consume to support herself and a baby.

the actual healthy amount between 1500-1800Cal/day

so, are you eating like a pregnant nursing mother?

I would say that how much a pregenant nursing mother should consume as the recommand number for every is arbitary.

 

[Red Dawn]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
avg american consumes 3000 Cal/day

FDA recommends 2000 Cal/day. some say they just arbitrarily picked this because its a nice round number but actually its based on how much a pregnant nursing mother should consume to support herself and a baby.

the actual healthy amount between 1500-1800Cal/day

so, are you eating like a pregnant nursing mother?

Yeah if you sit on your ass 7/24.

 

[maluckey]

Why don't we tax the obese heavily on fast food, and give them tax breaks on healthier choices? Imagine a Big-Mac costing 7.00 dollars for a four hundred pound man!! I guess skinny people would be black market selling fast food in a day though.

 

[LadyJessica]

it is funny watching people thinking the government should do something because of the lack of discipline and responsibility on the part of some.

actually it is not funny, but sad.

Guess who picks up the bill for the health complications? Yup, the government (ie, all of us). So why shouldn't the government try to do something about it?

 

[onelove]

Originally posted by: Piano Man
I weighed 315 last October. I'm now down to 234, but I have 39 more to go. Its been the hardest thing I've ever done, but after losing the first 40, I couldn't stop. Now I am definately noticing a difference in endurance, not to mention the fact that I have way more girl problems, which is a good thing I guess. It should be a war against obesity. Its just like consuming anything else, you do what is easy. But you have to learn to say no at some point.

nice work piano man!! go man go!!!

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: ReiAyanami
avg american consumes 3000 Cal/day

FDA recommends 2000 Cal/day. some say they just arbitrarily picked this because its a nice round number but actually its based on how much a pregnant nursing mother should consume to support herself and a baby.

the actual healthy amount between 1500-1800Cal/day

so, are you eating like a pregnant nursing mother?

i'm not sure i understand that statement.

pregnant AND nursing, as in one in the oven and one on the teat??

 

[Shad0hawK]

Originally posted by: LadyJessica

it is funny watching people thinking the government should do something because of the lack of discipline and responsibility on the part of some.

actually it is not funny, but sad.

Guess who picks up the bill for the health complications? Yup, the government (ie, all of us). So why shouldn't the government try to do something about it?

because self disicpline and responsibility cannot be legislated, you may be comfortable with a government so intrusive as to place dietary restrictions on you, but i would not.

in what ways exactly does the government foot the bill for all the obese people? we do not have socialized medicine. (thank God!)