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Health Experts Call Obesity A Threat to National Security
« on: September 10, 2009, 08:06:58 AM »
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Health Experts Call Obesity A Threat to National Security

(CNSNews.com) - Health care experts, including two former U.S. Surgeons General, said on Wednesday said that obesity has reached epidemic proportions and is a threat to security in the United States and abroad.
 
“Obesity is not just a health issue,” said Richard Carmona, who served as surgeon general in the George W. Bush administration. Carmona is now with the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent Obesity Alliance (STOP), a coalition of consumer, government, labor, business, and health insurers that advocate “innovative and practical strategies” to combat obesity.
 
Obesity “affects our national and global security,” said Carmona. He said the U.S. has reached a “tipping point,” at which obesity “now impacts every aspect of our society, including the future of our health system.”

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Christine Ferguson, director of the Strategies to Overcome and Prevent
Obesity Alliance (STOP), said that obesity needs to be a part of any health
care legislation that Congress passes.

Christine Ferguson, director of STOP, advanced a similar argument at Wednesday’s panel discussion:  “Clearly, America cannot successfully reform the health care system without addressing obesity,” Ferguson, said. “While the situation is grave, the goal is attainable.”

Lemme get this straight...fat people are supposed to be a threat to national security???  Mmmmmkay.   :mental:

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Re: Health Experts Call Obesity A Threat to National Security
« Reply #1 on: September 10, 2009, 10:09:14 AM »
Can't find enough skinny people to enlist?

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The USAF could always open the door for couch potato gamers to operate their UCAVs, I guess!
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Re: Health Experts Call Obesity A Threat to National Security
« Reply #2 on: September 10, 2009, 10:26:52 AM »
Does this mean we can ship Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Moore off to Gitmo?   :evillaugh:   :fuelfire:



BTW - Mr Former Surgeon General, sir...

...never use the term "tipping point" when talking about obese people.

It hurts their feelings.
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Re: Health Experts Call Obesity A Threat to National Security
« Reply #3 on: September 10, 2009, 11:03:45 AM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on September 10, 2009, 10:26:52 AM
Does this mean we can ship Rosie O'Donnell and Michael Moore off to Gitmo?   :evillaugh:   :fuelfire:



BTW - Mr Former Surgeon General, sir...

...never use the term "tipping point" when talking about obese people.

It hurts their feelings.
He just doesn't understand the gravity of the situation.
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