Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented
by dangwhy on Friday March 17, 2023 @02:18PM
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> through they aren't twice as fat as other people
Did a quick google search.
"The Health Survey for England 2021 estimates that 25.9% of adults in England are obese and a further 37.9% are overweight but not obese." 1
"Approximately 70% of American adults have obesity or overweight. " 2
1. https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03...
2. https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-appr...
Re:'The People's Hospital' treats uninsured and undocumented
by logifail on Friday March 17, 2023 @03:21PM
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> Americans are fat, through they aren't twice as fat as other people
They are, almost:
"US obesity prevalence was 41.9% in 2017 – March 2020"[0]
"25.9% of adults in England are obese"[1]
[0] https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html [1] https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn03...
It's an incorrect impression. All health care systems have to deal with chronic diseases. Americans are fat, through they aren't twice as fat as other people, and the UK and Greece are nearly as fat in Europe. US health care costs are out of control because the system is kleptocratic.
> What can any healthcare system possibly do about that.
Its damned job. The healthcare system doesn't get to complain about the existence of sick people, even if people eugenically think that some illness are less deserving than others.