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This is interesting because improved weight management would probably the HIGHEST medical impact intervention for tons and tons of people, both in quality of l

This is interesting because improved weight management would probably the HIGHEST medical impact intervention for tons and tons of people, both in quality of life and disease / illness. Reading this you realize that folks who are fat may not know (or don't want to know) just how many correlations there are between issues with weight and illness / disease, including mental health issues I actually wish they'd do things like tie weight screening into things like a mental health referral for depression / self esteem etc support. Bottom line, obseity is associate with large decreases in life expectancy and higher incidence of early mortality. Given the billions spent on other areas of health (including end of life care) there is probably a fair bit of bang for the buck in actually being more aggressive here. Just like they want to mandate employers force shots on all staff, you might have strong outcomes if they forced employers to mandate all staff exercise 2x per day for 30 minutes (fitness / stretching etc) - monitored eating during the day to healthy diet etc. I'm not saying this should happen, but the crazy lockdowns due to COVID for kids (massive impact, modest benefit) - they might not be focusing on areas of greatest payoff.

klyrs 5y ago
Shots were not forced on staff. There was informed consent, and staff were allowed to quit their jobs in lieu of getting the shot. The card is asking for informed consent. It is not a flat refusal to being weighed. Patients are exposed to a lot of misinformation, and that needs to be addressed by healthcare professionals. It is unfortunate, but that's the world we live in. For all the play that vaccine hesitancy gets on HN, it's really interesting how ferociously people have responded to a different treatment hesitancy.
toast0 5y ago
> This is interesting because improved weight management would probably the HIGHEST medical impact intervention for tons and tons of people, both in quality of life and disease / illness. Yeah, and if I know I'm going to get a lecture about my weight that I've already heard, I'm going to put off going to the doctor. What is the difference in outcomes from going to the doctor timely vs waiting 3 months? Also, consider that the medical industry does a pretty bad job of adapting to the bodies people have, and all of the downstream data that drives. For example, you need a proper size blood pressure cuff to get an accurate measurement, but the larger and smaller than 'regular' cuffs are usually not immediately available, so medical staff just tries to wing it when presented with a larger or smaller arm.

klyrs 5y ago

Shots were not forced on staff. There was informed consent, and staff were allowed to quit their jobs in lieu of getting the shot. The card is asking for informed consent. It is not a flat refusal to being weighed. Patients are exposed to a lot of misinformation, and that needs to be addressed by healthcare professionals. It is unfortunate, but that's the world we live in. For all the play that vaccine hesitancy gets on HN, it's really interesting how ferociously people have responded to a different treatment hesitancy.

toast0 5y ago

> This is interesting because improved weight management would probably the HIGHEST medical impact intervention for tons and tons of people, both in quality of life and disease / illness. Yeah, and if I know I'm going to get a lecture about my weight that I've already heard, I'm going to put off going to the doctor. What is the difference in outcomes from going to the doctor timely vs waiting 3 months? Also, consider that the medical industry does a pretty bad job of adapting to the bodies people have, and all of the downstream data that drives. For example, you need a proper size blood pressure cuff to get an accurate measurement, but the larger and smaller than 'regular' cuffs are usually not immediately available, so medical staff just tries to wing it when presented with a larger or smaller arm.