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I find it upsetting that it is crippling the healthcare systems across the developed world.
by SixSigma 12y ago
I find it upsetting that it is crippling the healthcare systems across the developed world.
- lmm 12y agoWell, then allow me to cheer you up, because it isn't. The biggest burden on healthcare systems in the developed world is end-of-life care for people who are physically healthy but mentally unwell - a dementia patient might survive for ten or twenty years, requiring round-the-clock care. Obese people, being much more likely to die relatively quickly while they're relatively young, represent much less of a burden on those healthcare systems than more healthy people do.
- SixSigma 12y agoThe US populace spends 70 man years in dialysis every week, obesity is a significant contributor. Obesity now contributes more to health costs than alcohol or smoking. People are getting fatter quicker than they are getting older.