Comments on: States With Most Obesity Oppose Obamacare The Most

By: Barry Levy

Barry Levy — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:24:00 +0000

strange but I don’t see Rush or others having any power over others, and they often speak that they are happy for all to succeed.

While those in the political arena, don’t seem to care that much about others, but profess it to get votes.

That is a huge difference.

By: mary

mary — Sat, 07 Jul 2012 03:50:00 +0000

I hope someone in those states that refuse to participate file a lawsuit against their state government for refusing them healthcare.

By: Bill Butler

Bill Butler — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:01:00 +0000

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LAZY LAZY LAZY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! they look for the easiest,laziest way out of everything and if the only answer is physical labor, they wont do it!!!!!!!
The top three least healthiest states—Mississippi, Louisiana, and New Mexico—are the same top three poorest states.
BUT what still amazes me is how people can be so poor they cant afford necessities BUT are 350 pounds!!!! STOP PUTTING SO MUCH IN YOUR MOUTH AND YOU WOULDNT BE SO POOR!!!! it takes quite a bit of money everyday to keep that 350 pounds going!!!!!
there are 2 different types of pre-existing cond. the kind you couldnt do anything to prevent and the KIND YOU CAN PREVENT LIKE OBESEITY!!!! and as they are not gonna do it themselves no matter how much healthfood is put out their or how much gets taken away like the big gulp, the ONLY THING THEY WILL PAY ATTENTION TO IS MONEY AND PAYING MORE FOR HEALTH INS BECAUSE YOUR OBESE AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING IS WHAT ITS GONNA TAKE THEN IM ALL FOR IT!!!!!!

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:57:00 +0000

It’s amazing how many scientists come out of the woodwork for a good false analogy!

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:54:00 +0000

They oppose Obamacare because they are uneducated, uninformed conservatives. It has nothing to do with being fat. I am fat. I live in Louisiana and I love Obama and Obamacare. Intelligence has nothing to to with weight. Damn is this the latest discrimination against fat people. Now we are stupid too? We are fast becoming the new gay folks!

By: FuckYouDumbass

FuckYouDumbass — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:56:00 +0000

You clearly have never heard of an R^2 value. Sincerely, a practicing physical scientist.

By: AdamMos

AdamMos — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:56:00 +0000

Total BS. The cig taxes have mostly been used for health care and smoking prevention programs. Also smoking has been cut in half since these taxes were put into play- a tremendous success. Take it from a smoker who could no longer justify the cost and needed that extra push to give up that bad habit. It worked!

Absoulutely we should do the same for fatty, sugary and salty foods. It is a no brainer. Most Americans wont do anything until it affects their wallet. The food manufacturers will follow suit and provide healthier products when their profits are lost due to low demand for products that most people cannot afford anymore, just like cancer sticks.

By: AdamMos

AdamMos — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:46:00 +0000

Taxing cigarettes has worked great. Why not tax fatty, sugary and salty foods as well? If you want to put that crap in your body then you should have the right to do so. However, since you will be adding major costs to society to do so then you should pay for it. God forbid we should hold people accountable for their choices. This is not rocket science. The taxes could be used to help pay for their care and prevention like the cig taxes. The problem is that it more expensive and requires more effort to eat healthy.

By: AdamMos

AdamMos — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:29:00 +0000

What BS. My whole family suffers from early onset type 2 diabetes. They all over eat and never excercise. Neither did I until I was diagnosed with it. Now I eat a balanced low carb , low fat diet and run 3 miles a day. I lost 35 lbs and am being taken off my diabetes meds. My sleep apnea went away as well. I would say that your weight is 90% determined by your lifestyle and 10% genetics. It is about personal responsibilty. I decided I wanted to live as long as my grandfather did ( 92 years old) and always took good care of himself. Show me an obese person who eats a balanced diet and excercises. They do not exist. The hormone issue is baloney for 99% of us.

By: AdamMos

AdamMos — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 22:10:00 +0000

Love it,

The redder the state the lower the IQ and the higher the obesity rate. Idiots.