Obesity is an enormous problem, leading to things such as heart disease and diabetes. Our healthcare costs could be reduced dramatically if people would stop stuffing their faces with junk and actually get off their butts to exercise. Yes, our freedom gives us the right to be obese, but the costs are staggering. I think people should get a price break on insurance if they are in shape and taking care of themselves.
If the government would get it's intrusive and always clumsy nose out of people's private business, insurance companies could offer you, and others, exactly that break. Others like me, probably would not qualify, but we might opt for a very high annual out-of-pocket so that the insurance would only kick in only in case of catastrophe, but would give clients the benefit of the insurance companies negotiated rates with doctors and hospitals. Everything that could be done most likely would be done it the government would simply butt out.
>> “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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