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Bullshit. It shows that even being "poor" kids and adults can make healthy choices. Tuna, beans, vegetables are not that expensive. Neither is brown rice. You cannot refute my argument. NBA is 75% black. Black males make up 6% of US population. 99.9% are in fantastic shape. Were in HS, college and now pros. Same holds true for the NFL. So it is possible to remain healthy while being less fortunate.Sure, but we’d still be healthier. I scoff at your example because it’s so biased that it doesn’t deserve to be taken seriously. By focusing on athletes you’re making numerous mistakes. One, you’re selecting the healthiest of the population. Two, athletic ability does not mean the same thing as health. Three, this is not generalizable.We would still be fat. We don't have truly "poor" people here in large numbers. All have access to running water and food. They choose to eat poorly. You scoff at my statement about black athletes but in football, track and basketball most are black, most are from "poor" areas and most are super healthy and athletic. That is from MY experience.The data shows it and so does my personal experience.I do not believe that and neither do you.And yet society would be healthier as a whole.If all the poor are kidnapped by aliens we would still be fat. How is that?That’s your evidence? Young black athletes? You’re not being logical here.Bullshit. Young black kids are the best athletes. Many if not most come from poor areas. You can eat healthy and cheaply. Beans are cheap for instance and very healthy. Lettuce and other vegetables are fairly cheap. I don't buy this because the wealthy and middle class are also fat.The unhealthiest people are the impoverished who have the least access. There’s a serious correlation between unhealthy activity and lack of medical access.thats the dumbest thing I've ever heard,,,My thought is if there are no to minimal side effects then take it. But I am not a doctor. I have had COVID. Didn't need drugs to get rid of it.Exactly. It requires rigorous analysis.Therein lies the problem.Hard to know.Did it work?In the early days, but I can’t remember the last time I saw it used.You saw it used firsthand?I haven’t seen it used in months. We’ve moved on to things with far better data.Not sure what they are giving now, but that was part of the standard cocktail our local hospital was using to treat patients during the first months.
The real issue is that our country is fat and unhealthy and neither party is discussing it. Fattest country in the world. It is a shame. And what do we do? We close all the gyms but leave liquor stores open and now deliver food in multiple ways. So we get fatter and more unhealthy, which is what virus prey on.
Pretty stupid.
The reason the USA is fat and unhealthy is that people don't have cheap access to health care for all. Access to emergency rooms or free clinics is not the same thing as having a good GP, and a team of specialists, as needed who track your health, your care, and to get on your ass to make heathier choices.
You really aren’t thinking about populations, but picking out subsets to justify your perspective.
You're just deflecting because you know I am right.
Youre not being logical.
But you knew that and decided to play coy anyway.