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To: ari-freedom

“Natural selection is only going to weed out those that can’t survive long enough to reproduce. The diseases that obesity causes occur way after people stop having children.”

I was typing too fast. You are correct about this.

It used to be that the weaker and infirm would succumb to different types of infectious diseases, many times in very young ages. That is not the case so much anymore.

But a selection of sorts is taking place at a much older age now. Many people are living with chronic health conditions that take away much of the quality of life, or they are dying early from heart attacks and such. Most of these types of conditions are caused by incorrect nutrition and lifestyle.


42 posted on 08/13/2007 8:03:37 PM PDT by webstersII
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To: webstersII

well if there is any selection it would probably be in the health care system. So we’ll probably see more insurance companies denying coverage to overweight people.


43 posted on 08/13/2007 8:10:33 PM PDT by ari-freedom (I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
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