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Untreated diabetics can die within a week. Are we facing the same sort of problem here?

• kadoban 2y ago
  No, but same thing with different numbers. Like I asked, where's our cutoff? If obesity on average kills you a couple of decades earlier than otherwise, does treatment for that meet your approval?
  • akira2501 2y ago
    > No, but same thing They're either the same or they're different. > Like I asked, where's our cutoff? Exigency of loss of life. > kills you a couple of decades earlier Staying obese into old age carries risks. There are multiple ways to manage that risk. None of it is as exigent as other conditions. > does treatment for that meet your approval? Universally? No.
    • kadoban 2y ago
      >> Like I asked, where's our cutoff? > Exigency of loss of life. Cool. How about cancer treatment? Some of those you can live with for some months/years. We allowed to treat anyway when the outcomes are better? > Staying obese into old age carries risks. There are multiple ways to manage that risk. None of it is as exigent as other conditions. And why should this not be one of the ways to manage that risk? The biggest difference seems to be that it actually works, on average, unlike some other common treatments like telling people to eat less and exercise more.