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Yes I think that makes sense, to an extent. Maybe not specifically those because they are too hard to measure. But it would be a great way to have people put sk
by opportune 4y ago
Yes I think that makes sense, to an extent. Maybe not specifically those because they are too hard to measure. But it would be a great way to have people put skin in the game. As a taxpayer paying for others’ healthcare I’d love if they were incentivized to live healthier lives to reduce costs
- echelon 4y agoThere are people genetically predisposed to gain weight or have heart disease. Cancer can be Russian roulette, as is your immune system picking up random autoimmune disorders. Accidents happen. There are too many stakeholders with too many backgrounds and conditions for anything like your proposed system to work. Everyone would be angry.
- ahtihn 4y ago> There are people genetically predisposed to gain weight And this genetic mutation somehow happened in the last 50-100 years or so? Obese people have always existed. Obese poor people are fairly new. The root cause is diet, not genetics.
- echelon 4y agoHuman HLA / MHC have a significant role in gut microbiota composition. Gut flora, in turn, play a significant role in hormone and appetite. The interactions are complex, but genetics contributes to obesity.
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- chefandy 4y agoIt's "common knowledge!" Read "a contamination theory of the obesity epidemic" to see how incorrect your assumptions are.
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