Never said "ONLY" but it is one of the "PRIMARY" ones as it leads to diabetes. And we all agree that diabetes severely impacts the immune system.I see. Your problem is you’re not really following the conversation.I can say the same for you.Don’t be a snowflake.LIAR!!!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.
Azog: We as a country are fat.
colfax: We would be less fat if we didn't have poor people
Azog: And? We would still be way too fat.
colfax: You're ignoring my data.
Illogical.
For one, you’ve submitted obesity as the only marker of health. That’s not logical. Two, you seem incredulous by saying that poor people are less healthy. Your basis for this is not data but the fact that some people grew up poor play in the NBA and some rich people are fat. That’s not logical.
Not some. MOST are fat...regardless of economic standing.
From 1999–2000 through 2017–2018, the prevalence of obesity increased from 30.5% to 42.4%, and the prevalence of severe obesity increased from 4.7% to 9.2%. ---- You're saying we have more people now than 20 years ago? If so, give me that data.
Obesity-related conditions include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer that are some of the leading causes of preventable, premature death