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In response to "roughly 30 pounds over "healthy weight", which I think that target number is also bullcrap." by TFox

I thought it was 30 percent? -- nm

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Nov 18 '09, 07:52

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it's 34 percent now, trended forward to 43 percent. but i don't understand how they are calculating "weight-related medical bills" at all. - TFox Nov 18, 07:54 10
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  - that would seem to be a reasonable and proper way. another way would be to count all the diabetes, since fatness causes it. - TFox Nov 18, 07:58 3
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      - ingrained institutional bias against a perceived moral failing. -- nm - znufrii Nov 18, 08:09 1
        
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- many diseases are more common when you are overweight (such as type 2 diabetes). -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 07:55
- blood pressure, diabetes, etc are all absolutely weight issues for a huge number of people -- nm - Elf Andie Nov 18, 07:55 3
  - yes i know. i just don't know what they are counting as weight-related. - TFox Nov 18, 07:56 2
    - I'd assume, the increased chance of having those diseases due to your weight -- nm - Roger More Nov 18, 07:57
    - yeah, I wouldn't be surprised if they stretched the definition for shock value. -- nm - loosilu Nov 18, 07:57

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