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Agreed. I think one step would be to have public healthcare, but only for people who are at a healthy weight (as determined by body fat percentage). For exampl
by fortran77 4y ago
Agreed. I think one step would be to have public healthcare, but only for people who are at a healthy weight (as determined by body fat percentage).
For example, Type 2 diabetes is a big cost burden for any health system. 70% of people with Type 2 diabetes who are also overweight would be asymtomatic if they lost weight. Why spend money on these people if the best course of action is free? (I.e., eat less food)
- hef19898 4y agoEven better: Do what certain Latin Amercan countries did and take the fight against convenience food and the producing industry serious. Tax sugar, reduce max sizes of soft drinks,... You name it. Using public healthcare as a way to punish people seems to go counter the goal of oublic healthcare.
- ZeroGravitas 4y agoYes, I think ultra-processed food is a good candidate for being the root of the problem, but it seems only recently that people have tried to do anything about it.
- phpisthebest 4y agoIt is very dangerous to advocate government prohibiting access to care based on limits they choose. be very wary of unintended consequences, and potentials of abuse It may sound find and good to impose limits in this way, but I can think of all kinds of ways that could be abused
- mbrodersen 4y agoType 2 diabetics get fat because of the insulin injections they are using. Not because they are eating more or are more lazy than the average person. The real solution for Type 2 diabetics is a low-carb diet. Doctors in the US, UK, and Australia routinely reverse Type 2 diabetics for their patients using low-carb diets.