Comments on: New Study: Obesity medical costs at $147 billion a year http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/ Obesity per state, plus the latest news on diet and fitness... with a twist of fun. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:52:01 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lance http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/#comment-7787 Lance Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:20:36 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5671#comment-7787 We (the collective "we") think we're saving money by eating cheap, unhealthy food. Or we eat out more because it's convenient. How economical is it, though, if we spend our later years on medicine and/or in the hospital. And how convenient is it if we have to spend time on bedrest, or in making trips to the pharmacy - when we could be really living our lives? Does it take a village? I'm not sure... We (the collective “we”) think we’re saving money by eating cheap, unhealthy food. Or we eat out more because it’s convenient. How economical is it, though, if we spend our later years on medicine and/or in the hospital. And how convenient is it if we have to spend time on bedrest, or in making trips to the pharmacy – when we could be really living our lives?

Does it take a village? I’m not sure…

]]> By: Dr. J http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/#comment-7790 Dr. J Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:32:25 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5671#comment-7790 Oh, it's just a passing thing. It will all be over soon when we wake up from this nightmare. Pass the cheeseburger please. :-( Oh, it’s just a passing thing. It will all be over soon when we wake up from this nightmare. Pass the cheeseburger please. :-(

]]> By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/#comment-7789 FatFighter Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:27:11 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5671#comment-7789 <p>Yum Yucky - Maybe that's what they mean by community effort???!</p> Yum Yucky – Maybe that’s what they mean by community effort???!

]]> By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/#comment-7788 FatFighter Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:26:26 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5671#comment-7788 <p>Cammy - Don't think too much! ;)</p> Cammy – Don’t think too much! ;)

]]> By: Yum Yucky http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/#comment-7791 Yum Yucky Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:59:40 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5671#comment-7791 Those numbers are craziness! Let see, I'll do my part by hiding in the bushes and snagging a McDonald's bag from a chubby kid and throwing it under a moving car (the bag, not the kid). Those numbers are craziness! Let see, I’ll do my part by hiding in the bushes and snagging a McDonald’s bag from a chubby kid and throwing it under a moving car (the bag, not the kid).

]]> By: Cammy http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/new-study-obesity-medical-costs-at-147-billion-a-year/#comment-7792 Cammy Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:11:00 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5671#comment-7792 It's definitely a critical mass thing, which is one of the reasons I blog. People follow the latest "new thing" and I'm hoping if enough people share their successes (as well as our common struggles), more people will jump on the bandwagon. One thing that struck me as I was reading this is that while the $$ number is shocking, it's also reflective of the high costs of health care. And I'm sure it's also somehow linked to income level, as in people at the lower income levels often don't seek early help for health care. Oh, why do you make me think about these things?! :) (Seriously? Thank you.) It’s definitely a critical mass thing, which is one of the reasons I blog. People follow the latest “new thing” and I’m hoping if enough people share their successes (as well as our common struggles), more people will jump on the bandwagon.

One thing that struck me as I was reading this is that while the $$ number is shocking, it’s also reflective of the high costs of health care. And I’m sure it’s also somehow linked to income level, as in people at the lower income levels often don’t seek early help for health care.

Oh, why do you make me think about these things?! :) (Seriously? Thank you.)

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