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Heath care professionals warn that obesity will overtake smoking as the most common preventable cause of cancer in women. Our response . .?
Resistance seems strong to what is perceived as "government interference", yet proponents claim that the epidmic of weight gain and it's health effects are no different than smoking, and that Public Health officials would be negligent if they did not treat them similarly. What do you think?
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October 07, 2009 04:35 AM
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I guess it comes down to what sort of society one wishes to live in.
Option A: One in where risk and danger is minimized at the cost of some liberty and personal choice.
Option B: One where liberty and personal choice create personal accountability and some succeed more than others,some live better than others and some are healthier than others.
I believe long term, teaching personal responsibility is best for any society. Sometimes this means that not all will be as healthy, or as rich or as fortunate as others.
Option A: One in where risk and danger is minimized at the cost of some liberty and personal choice.
Option B: One where liberty and personal choice create personal accountability and some succeed more than others,some live better than others and some are healthier than others.
I believe long term, teaching personal responsibility is best for any society. Sometimes this means that not all will be as healthy, or as rich or as fortunate as others.
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• Yes those are the options, and there has to be some palce of perfect balance between the two. In my opinion, that's what we are striving for. Thanks for your answer.
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October 06, 2009 02:41 PM
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I think this article reflects evidence that healthy lifestyle is something that needs to be promoted in society. I agree with you that opponents of universal health care often justify their opinion by blaming lifestyle choices for poor health. But, "contributions" are not causes. If we all choose healthier lifestyles I think this would significantly lower the cost of heath care, but it wouldn't eliminate the need for it and nor would it eliminate overwhelming insurance premiums for many families in the United States. Corporations like Burger King that advertise and promote unhealthy food and insurance companies profiting off of people being sick is what is sickening to me.
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Many of the health problems associated with being overweight can also occur in people underweight and at just the right weight.
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