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03-07-2019, 06:46 PM | #1 | |||
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600 million people are obese worldwide, due to all kinds of things. Cancer comes in all sorts of ways, but some are incurable. Last edited by parmnion; 03-07-2019 at 06:47 PM. |
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03-07-2019, 06:48 PM | #2 | ||
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Cure for obesity?
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03-07-2019, 06:50 PM | #3 | |||
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Absolutely not
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03-07-2019, 06:52 PM | #4 | |||
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Many cases are caused by mental issues and health issues.
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03-07-2019, 06:53 PM | #5 | |||
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No there is no cure for gluttony.
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03-07-2019, 06:54 PM | #6 | |||
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It's worth more of a debate than that...
This year there will be 18.7 million more cases of cancer diagnosed worldwide. |
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03-07-2019, 06:54 PM | #7 | ||
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03-07-2019, 06:58 PM | #8 | |||
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More cancers are caused by obesity than by smoking apparently so yes something needs to be done by food manufacturers, diet companies and us ourselves.
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03-07-2019, 06:59 PM | #9 | |||
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Plus you have the drain on the NHS from obesity compared to cancer, I don't have figures but it will be higher for obesity in 10 on 20 years time if we don't tackle it properly....Cancer has been identified as early as the 18th century in chimney sweeps scrotums yet we still don't have a cure! |
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03-07-2019, 07:03 PM | #10 | |||
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Have you ever seen a you tube vid called 'dear fat people'? It's got a few good tips in
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03-07-2019, 07:03 PM | #11 | |||
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Js, I’m “obese” and I rarely eat. My weight ballooned from necessary anti-depressant medication. So “gluttony” doesn’t always come into it.
I went to my GP for advice about weight loss on said medication and he was actually gobsmacked with my food diary I had to make. I basically should be eating about 3000 calories a day but I rarely hit 1000. Last edited by LaLaLand; 03-07-2019 at 07:05 PM. |
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03-07-2019, 07:06 PM | #12 | |||
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The food companies and the government need to take a long hard look at themselves...what I would do is change this sin tax thing that they put on sugar cause that doesn't help the poor at all..what I would do is give out tokens to the poor so they can by all the healthy stuff at the same price...the government can pick up the shortfall for the companies...cause I'm sure everything they have said and promised about healthy eating will instantly go out the window when I mention that to them... So that's the poor sorted... |
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03-07-2019, 07:06 PM | #13 | |||
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There will always be anomalies. .. in 99% of cases it's overeating, snacking, fizzy drinks and not moving around enough...I yoyo, at this moment I'm obese and it's my fault, I don't meal prep like I used to and snack at work or get take out.
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03-07-2019, 07:08 PM | #14 | |||
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Thank you for your honesty.. There must be a way to make better medication for you if the right amount of money was poured in. |
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03-07-2019, 07:09 PM | #15 | ||
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Well obesity is a problem but it needs guidance and support therapies to alter peoples way of lives and eating habits too.
Also some medications can be a major factor of weight gain. However cancer is not selective, it claims, young old, overweight, normal weight, underweight, rich, poor, across the board. So no, a cancer cure should not be underplayed in relation to obesity in my view. Last edited by joeysteele; 03-07-2019 at 07:10 PM. |
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03-07-2019, 07:10 PM | #16 | |||
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...nothing is incurable...incurable is like saying impossible...it’s just finding the cure/treatment for each cancer and it should continue to be the focus it is...
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04-07-2019, 11:23 AM | #17 | |||
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Sadly, people will look as a super skinny anorexia sufferer and say, oh look she's tiny, like a little waif.... or something equally as inane. At the same time they'll look at someone who's obese and say, look at that fat, lazy cow. |
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04-07-2019, 11:29 AM | #18 | |||
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The tax on a packet of cigarettes is well over 80%. 80%! If they can do that for cigarettes, why aren't they using the same strategy to tackle the other biggest health problem - obesity - by sticking 80% on unhealthy food?
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04-07-2019, 11:43 AM | #19 | ||
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I'd rather they focus on curing the disease than one of the symptoms tbh...
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04-07-2019, 12:26 PM | #20 | ||
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Well obesity can lead to about four types of cancer apparently so curing obesity will also help cut cancer rates.
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04-07-2019, 12:31 PM | #21 | ||
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04-07-2019, 12:31 PM | #22 | |||
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04-07-2019, 12:37 PM | #23 | ||
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But yes, you can't "cure obesity" you have to tackle the underlying problem... Which is that people are miserable and food is the literal original pavlovian reward cycle buzz. Good luck combating that without combating a huge number of social problems . Same as alcohol consumption. You can't fix it without addressing the reasons people do it... Stress, unhappiness, unfulfilling rat race lives.
Possibly worse with food, the people who DO have busy and full lives often don't have time to cook or plan their food consumption properly so end up with take-aways and snacks at the last minute which is far from ideal. Even very active people who won't necessarily end up overweight are still not getting proper nutrition. |
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