Obesity rates have been going up

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  1. kazenatsu

    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    https://www.statnews.com/2018/09/12...-adult-obesity-rates-of-35-percent-or-higher/

    As of 2018, seven US states had adult obesity rates of 35 percent or higher, compared to no states fives years prior in 2013.

    Nationally, adults without a high school degree had obesity rates of 35.6 percent, compared with 32.9 percent for people with a high school degree, 31.9 percent of people with some college-level education, and 22.7 percent for college graduates.

    The obesity rate for black adults was 39 percent, compared with 32.4 percent for Hispanics and 29.3 percent for whites.​


    One of the likely major causes of the increase may be increasing financial stress, due to the Recession.

    see related thread: Millennials' Chronic Health Problems Will Limit Their Lifetime Earnings


    Obviously this is going to have severe implications for future health demands as all these people age.
     
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    It's because people aren't walking as much as they did when they were working. Many people are working from home or sitting at home unemployed. And that means less exercise.
     
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    It's that, but it's also much more than that. Processed foods with artificial ingredients are a problem too.

    Most of these problems, if not all, would be solvable if we in fact had a government "of the people, by the people, for the people". Why don't we go for that?
     
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    How do we get such a government that you speak of?
     
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    No clue what the implications are of my growing spare tire but since I am at a loss I will just say thanks for your OP's. I think you post good content with your threads.
     
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    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    It's well known that increasing rates of obesity are statistically tied to higher prevalence of cardiovascular diseases (heart attacks, etc) which is by far the biggest single driver of total health expenses in the US. The implication is that this is going to result in people having more health issues and there will be a clear impact on total necessary healthcare spending in the country.

    This is going to make healthcare more unaffordable.

    Some studies have estimated that obesity is ultimately responsible for 10% of total healthcare spending.

    In other countries with socialized healthcare systems, they pay big attention to things like this because they know it can result in big future increases in spending (and taxes) and jeopardize the national healthcare system.
     
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    Well I don't think an extra ten pounds is going to send me into the CCU unit anytime soon, but I am one of those people who gains weight in the summer and loses it in the winter when most people go the other way because I really really hate the heat and humidity of summer but don't mind the cold so much so I am more active outdoors in winter than I am in summer.
     
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    The People voting are The same People who think diet coke is a healthy alternative to regular coke. How could these People possibly be expected to elect a government that has any interest in their health?
     
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    The first thing would be for people like you to see the importance and value of it, and then vote for candidates to bring it about. Are you onboard?
     
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    Please see my reply on the other thread, here: Opinion: Half of Americans over 55 may retire poor
     

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