Fat people cheaper to treat, study says

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

how about exterminate people after they reach a certain age, like 65. That way people wouldn't try to get healthy to live longer if they could only live til 65 anyway.

Sounds like Logan's Run - though I'm pretty sure there was an episode of Star Trek where they did that.

2 weeks before your 65th birthday the government sends you a "Home Euthanasia Kit" containing rope, sleeping pills and gun.

[Sinergy 3]

Well, i smoke, does this mean im cheap?

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Does this mean then that they should stop refusing treatment to smokers who refuse to quit, or alcoholics who won't stop drinking.

[Sinergy 3]

Does this mean then that they should stop refusing treatment to smokers who refuse to quit, or alcoholics who won't stop drinking.

No, just bc i smoke, doesnt make me less of a person than a non-smoker

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

Does this mean then that they should stop refusing treatment to smokers who refuse to quit, or alcoholics who won't stop drinking.

No, just bc i smoke, doesnt make me less of a person than a non-smoker

No I mean they already do that - some doctors won't provide treatment for smoking related conditions if you're not committed to giving up the habit.

As much as I hate to quote The Daily Mail.

[Jesse and Hema 2]

how about exterminate people after they reach a certain age, like 65. That way people wouldn't try to get healthy to live longer if they could only live til 65 anyway.

No... That would reduce the amount of car crashes, which would, of course, cause more people to live longer... Who wants to pay for THAT?

[MrsCat 6]

how about exterminate people after they reach a certain age, like 65. That way people wouldn't try to get healthy to live longer if they could only live til 65 anyway.

No... That would reduce the amount of car crashes, which would, of course, cause more people to live longer... Who wants to pay for THAT?

:lol:

[Sinergy 3]

Does this mean then that they should stop refusing treatment to smokers who refuse to quit, or alcoholics who won't stop drinking.

No, just bc i smoke, doesnt make me less of a person than a non-smoker

No I mean they already do that - some doctors won't provide treatment for smoking related conditions if you're not committed to giving up the habit.

As much as I hate to quote The Daily Mail.

Well honestly, if i was dieing of cancer, and my dr sd the only way to save me was to quit smoking, and then hed do treatment, if i didnt quit, then thats kinda my own fault. I mean, why get the treatment, if i would continue to worsen afterwards by continuing to smoke.

its like asking an alcholoic to stop drinking so he can get a liver transplant, but he states he wont quit, why give it to him, when someone who doesnt drink needs it and will not destroy it. IMO

[William33 110]

Health problems/issues are genetic; therefore, all people have a projected or pre-designated life duration.

Do external factors, such as smoking and drinking exacerbate the issue? Perhaps a factor, if you are a susceptible individual. If not, no real worries.

Either way, one should enjoy their life as it suits them.

Edited March 18, 2008 by William33

[Jesse and Hema 2]

Either way, one should enjoy their life as it suits them.

Agreed..

For me, that means lots of metal.

and red meat.

[Ban Hammer 13,342]

Health problems/issues are genetic; therefore, all people have a projected or pre-designated life duration.

Do external factors, such as smoking and drinking exacerbate the issue? Perhaps a factor, if you are a susceptible individual. If not, no real worries.

Either way, one should enjoy their life as it suits them.

sounds good to me - i'll have a pizza then

[almaty 19]

i agree.....life eat it

[HAL 9000 96]

You gotta know how to enjoy life without becoming a killjoy.

As for me, I take care of myself. Prevention will always be cheaper than treatment.

And no, not all pathology is genetic. Matter of fact the majority of inherited diseases stem from suceptibility genes, which means you don't necessarily get it automatically. In those cases you have to combine the triggers, that are usually environmental (diet, habits, etc) and the susceptibility genes- and even then not all pathologies behave the same way as most of those combinations do not arise in the same way.

Other disease genes like Huntingtons are absolutely genetic in that you get it by having just one of the two alleles for the disease.

Some folks do genetic screening in order to weed out some of these genes as they become available to test... others like me just try to filter out our family histories and eat well, exercise, and stay positive in life.