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One can imagine what one likes, of course. I personally prefer to base medical decisions on, well, medical advice than on mental meanderings. And the medical ad
by _jal 8y ago
One can imagine what one likes, of course. I personally prefer to base medical decisions on, well, medical advice than on mental meanderings. And the medical advice leans the other direction[1].
> Otherwise being that size is a death sentence.
Being any size is a death sentence. Balancing tradeoffs more or less well determines the appeals process length.
[1] People quibble with for all sorts of reasons, some of them even somewhat reasonable. But
> Experimental treatments that may be more risky should be encouraged.
Eh? Do whatever you like with your body, and more power to you. But this is the same flavor of ignorant social pressure game the anti-vaxxers get up to, and is deeply irresponsible.
- aldoushuxley001 8y agoIt's quite ironic that your citation for medical advice is just a mental meandering that you were so dismissive of... maybe don't be so arrogant if you're also unwilling to cite the literature.
- bko 8y agoBody mass index (BMI) is associated with a reduce lifespan. Compared to a normal-weight BMI, a BMI of: 40-44.9 leads to a loss of life of 6.5 years 45-49.9 leads to a loss of life of 8.9 years 50-54.9 leads to a loss of life of 9.8 years 55-59.9 leads to a loss of life of 13.7 years Assuming a 445 pounds at 6 feet tall is a BMI of about 60, at about the top of the highest range. I think extreme obesity is a big enough health risk that it should be studied with more experimental treatments [0] https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001673 https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo...