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> It is ridiculous and baseless to compare it to obesity which is not causing any significant strain on the hospital system like COVID is. Wrong[1][2][3][4]. I
by dvt 5y ago
> It is ridiculous and baseless to compare it to obesity which is not causing any significant strain on the hospital system like COVID is.
Wrong[1][2][3][4]. I get that it may not be politically convenient for you, but let's not mince words: obesity is killing many more people than COVID ever did or ever will.
[1] https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/essential-insights/obesity-and-our-healthcare-system.html#:~:text=Increased%20spend%20on%20pharmaceuticals%3A%20Obesity,sign%20monitoring%20by%20the%20nurse https://www.cardinalhealth.com/en/essential-insights/obesity....
[2] https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111302222 https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=111302...
[3] https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/123191/obesity-problem-us-hospitals https://www.the-hospitalist.org/hospitalist/article/123191/o...
[4] https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/04/obesity-putting-strain-on-nhs-as-weight-related-admissions-rise https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/04/obesity-putt...