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That one made me raise an eyebrow as well. Sure, being extremely overweight may generally increase some complications (obviously dependent on genetic disposition), but thinking having the ideal BMI (as if a one size fits all chart can establish healthy weight for everyone) will make you healthy is a bit naive.
I was well below my BMI while in the Army, 2 mile run 13- 14 minutes, 80 push ups, 80 sit-ups, did what was right, still took BP medicine, and do to this day.
My husband's employer/insurer is already doing this. Our cost for health care, this year will be $0.
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I am doing so just to feel better and be healthier.
As far as "free" health care (good insurance) is concerned I could care less about the exorbitant medical industry profits so long as I am not paying them. I believe we should have a Universal Health Care system free of private insurance and facilities ownership with the unnecessary costs of excessive management and executive salaries as well as private profit. I would prefer a system where the medical personnel are well paid but the administrators were on the Federal pay scale.
In the U.S., non-profits can be wildly profitable and many are. They just are not allowed to return those profits to shareholders as dividends. Senior admin people can and do earn $ 7 figures at most large hospitals.
Profits are typically used to build the brand, expand, acquire the competition and medical practices. And then they whine about needing Medicare to subsidize resident compensation.
The American Hospital Association, Big Pharm, Medical equipment and 50 state insurance lobbies spend $ billions to ensure the status quo. The rest of the developed world with tenured national healthcare did not have these kinds of well oiled and very powerful lobbies to contend with. Every bit of anti healthcare propaganda is one way or another, paid for by tax-exempt organizations funded by these lobbies.
Other nations with national healthcare do not have people being diagnosed with late stage , stage 4 cancer in the ER. 60+ % of personal bankruptcies are not attributed to medical bills.
No because BMI is a crock of bull and with my build I'd be emaciated to reach some arbitrary BMI standard.
Hint: NFL runningbacks are "obese" by BMI standards.
I hear you guys and I agree. I should have said healthy weight.
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