Obesity is a Bigger Threat to Health Care Than Obamacare

Obesity is a Bigger Threat to Health Care Than Obamacare
By Roy A. Barnes | Yahoo! Contributor Network – 10 hrs ago

COMMENTARY | HealthDay News reported Friday on a Mayo Clinic employees/retirees study showing obese people are more responsible for health care costs annually per person than normal weight people by $1,850, and $5,500 more if they're morbidly obese. Furthermore, 20.6 percent of health care costs are due to obesity, or $190.2 billion annually, according to Cornell University research also reported by HealthDay News.

TV and other media pundits can rant and rave about the costs of Obamacare, but while they do that, I've never heard them specifically factor in the above costs that are due to obesity, nor the indirect costs. The anti-Obamacare people need to realize obesity is a bigger threat to the health care system than the president's health care plan.

>> “Obesity is an enormous problem, leading to things such as heart disease and diabetes.” <<

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Wrong!

Diabetes (type II) causes ‘obesity’ heart disease, and cancer.

‘Obesity’ and heart disease are symptoms, not diseases themselves.

Type II diabetes is mostly caused by un-natural oils, such as margarine, shortening, and most poly unsaturated oils. If you wouldn’t eat the seed that an oil comes from, don’t use it. http://www.cancertutor.com/Diabetes/Diabetes_Type_II.htm
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Speaking of “chubby’s”....have you noticed that they also wear clothing that clings so every roll shows? Was in a furniture store today, and one of the employees was a woman, probably in her late 20’s....nice face...but, sheesh, dressed like she was 30 lbs lighter. I’m embarrassed for these types...but, they sure don’t seem to be....

Judging from my personal experience responding to emergency medical calls I would guess that the percentage of health care costs related to obesity is significantly higher than 20%. It is a little hard to believe that Moochelle has hijacked this fact and somehow politicized it.

It is simple to understand why Americans keep getting fatter... we have increasingly sedentary life styles and readily available high calorie convenience foods. This trend is going to continue... The only way the government is going to have any effect on it is if they screw the economy so badly that there is a shortage of food. I don't doubt that four more years of Obama could put us on that road.

Just about everyone knows from common sense alone... the truth about the health risks of being too fat and not getting enough exercise. Most people have jobs that have almost no physical activity. We love to eat and sit around in front of our computers, and televisions, and we love other sedentary forms of entertainment as well. 99 times out of 100, just about everyone would be better off eating right and exercising regularly than making regular trips to the doctor. Going to the doctor regularly does very little to increase your health or longevity.

I've never heard them specifically factor in the above costs that are due to obesity, nor the indirect costs

Of course not, fool. A diabetes "epidemic" is exactly what Obama needs and wants.

Those are Obama's "peeps" -- his primary recipients and public relations resource.

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