http://healthyamericans.org/reports/obesity2009/release.php?stateid=SC
New Report Finds South Carolina Has 5th Highest Percent of Obese
Adults
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153706.php
http://www.scdhec.gov/administration/news/2009/nr20090604-02.htm
Obesity/overweight Rates Have Doubled In South Carolina Since 1990 -
June Proclaimed Obesity Awareness Month
Article Date: 14 Jun 2009 - 0:00 PDT
South Carolinians are encouraged to join in obesity prevention efforts
where they live, work, and play, and to make healthier decisions in
their day-to-day lives during Obesity Awareness Month, the state
Department of Health and Environmental Control announced today.
"In South Carolina, where Gov. Mark Sanford has officially proclaimed
June as Obesity Awareness Month, obesity rates have more than doubled
since 1990," said Erika Kirby, director of DHEC's Division of Obesity
Prevention and Control. "Sixty-five percent of South Carolina adults
are obese or overweight, and more than 31 percent of high school
students in the state are overweight or obese."
Kirby said in some South Carolina communities, rates of overweight and
obesity are now more than 40 percent among children and adolescents.
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http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2009/jan/12/s_c_literacy_improves68116/
South Carolina now falls slightly behind the national average of 14.5
percent of adults lacking basic literacy skills.
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Well, darn it there's only one sensible answer then. Let the fed govt
figure out a solution. They fix everything.
> Well, darn it there's only one sensible answer then. Let the fed govt
> figure out a solution. They fix everything.
Maybe the federal gov't should stop giving free welfare checks to big
agricultural businesses. Local produce is typically healthier for you
than Pringles trucked in from some other state...
Yes everyone in SC is a fat hillbilly, just as....
Louisiana is nothing but welfare niggers
Ca. and Az. are both 100% wetbacks
San Fran is full of aids infested fags
etc etc
They are doing just that. They are sending all the morons to South Carlolina
then cutting off Medicaid.
Well darn if local government can't do it...
LOL!!! Yep, it's the govts role to keep people
skinny...bwahahahahahah!!!!
LOL!!! Yep it's the govts role to provide clean and water to
people...bwahahahahahah!!!!
LOL!!! Yep it's the govts role to provide law enforcement...bwahahahahahah!!!!
LOL!!! Yep it's the govts role to provide food safety laws ...bwahahahahahah!!!!
> Well, darn it there's only one sensible answer then. Let the fed govt
> figure out a solution. They fix everything.
If the fed gov't _stopped_ subsidizing big agricultural companies,
people would eat more locally grown produce, which is healthier for
them.
Rich, seriously, you really think it's the govts role to solve
people's obesity problem?
geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to solve health issues?
geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to solve product safety?
geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to solve clean air and water?
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20090727/NEWS01/907279989
Obesity-related diseases account for nearly 10% of all U.S. medical
spending or an estimated $147 billion a year, researchers said Monday.
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http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/04/11/focus15.html
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"About 65 percent of adults in the U.S. are overweight to some degree, and
roughly 9 percent of national health-care expenditures -- about $123 billion
a year -- is due to obesity," Obourn said. "And the indirect cost to
business is significantly higher."
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I asked you first.
And I answered you.
No, you didn't. You dodged, as you always do.
South Carolina also has a very high teen pregnancy rate.
> South Carolina also has a very high teen pregnancy rate.
Must be all the politicians cheating on their spouses!
> > > Well, darn it there's only one sensible answer then. Let the fed govt
> > > figure out a solution. They fix everything.
>
> > Well darn if local government can't do it...
>
> LOL!!! Yep, it's the govts role to keep people
> skinny...bwahahahahahah!!!!
That whooshing sound was his point going over your head.
He said "local" gov't. However, the majority of our taxes go to the
federal gov't. And it's "local" gov't's job to respond to the needs of
its constituents.
You know - federalism...
And the echo sound we hear are the peanuts rattling around your
skull. Perhaps you missed his response to me of "If the local govt
can't do it". Different than what you just said. Stay out of
conversations that you can't keep up with.
By legislating thinness?
> geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to solve product safety?
By banning sugar and fat?
> geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to solve clean air and water?
By protecting minnows and bankrupting farmers?
heh
The point went over your head as it always does. You deny one service, you have to
deny
them *all*.
You cafeteria rightards are the most hypocritical cherry pickers around.
geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to ________ fill it in...and you'll
see you're answering your own question.
RT
By running the highway system? By having an air force? By having standards
for food, medicine, air, water, product safety?????
No they don't. They can offer services that actually fall under the
legitimate role of govt. I'm not surprised that you would think
obesity control is a legitimate role of govt.
> You cafeteria rightards are the most hypocritical cherry pickers around.
>
> geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to ________ fill it in...and you'll
> see you're answering your own question.
>
Ha, when I fill in the blank with "stop obesity" I have answered my
own question. The answer is a big, fat (no pun intended, ok well
maybe a little) no.
> RT
Same as the Department of Health and Human Services' function. Duh
> > You cafeteria rightards are the most hypocritical cherry pickers around.
> >
> > geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to ________ fill it in...and you'll
> > see you're answering your own question.
>
> Ha, when I fill in the blank with "stop obesity" I have answered my
> own question. The answer is a big, fat (no pun intended, ok well
> maybe a little) no.
So saving billions for business and actually promoting health for people is bad????
Cherry picker.
Saving billions? Back that BS up.
Duh, it's right up above?????
This explains your problem - you just blindly post.
RT
Where? It's not in the links you posted. If it is, post the language
that says billions are being saved. Post it right here ===>
> This explains your problem - you just blindly post.
As opposed to you posting one thing and claiming another.
> RT
That's what it's costing us, that's what could saved. Even you should be able to
follow along...
Yes, that is what it's costing. What you blindly believe is that the
govt spending billions on such nonsense would even work...which it
won't. No govt program is going to stop Bertha the burger eater from
ordering a 15,000 calorie meal from McDonalds. But, hey, I'm sure the
govt means well.
Al Gore's Tennesse comes in at number 4 and Robert Byrds West Virginia
is number 3. What's your point.
The government can establish dietary and health regs covering this. You do
realize that, don't you? If you can only buy a lean burger then Bertha will
lose weight. And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
"fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
obese.
Bull. Bertha will continue to find foods that widen the load. They
only way the govt can effectively deal with this is outlaw all fatty
foods or regulate the fat/calorie content of every food product on the
market.
>And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> obese.
>
Penalize? How so?
> > > > > This explains your problem - you just blindly post.
>
> > > > As opposed to you posting one thing and claiming another.
Which I haven't done. So, you blindly posted yet again.
That's what I said:
The government can establish dietary and health regs covering this
And Bertha will have to work harder to find that.
> >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > obese.
>
> Penalize? How so?
Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
> > > > > > This explains your problem - you just blindly post.
> >
> > > > > As opposed to you posting one thing and claiming another.
>
> Which I haven't done. So, you blindly posted yet again.
Which you have.
Good, now that we've cleared up that you want the govt to manage your
diet we can move on to whatever it is next that you want the govt to
manage for you at the expense of you being personally responsible.
> > >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > > obese.
>
> > Penalize? How so?
>
> Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
>
Okay that's what I figured you would say. Thanks for displaying to
the entire forum your duplicity on govt run healthcare.
Government already manages your diet - by having safety standards. Say
thank you to the government for each safe meal you have.
> > > >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > > > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > > > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > > > obese.
> >
> > > Penalize? How so?
> >
> > Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
> >
> Okay that's what I figured you would say. Thanks for displaying to
> the entire forum your duplicity on govt run healthcare.
That's all you can come up with? You're saying insurance companies never drop
coverage or raise rates? Or deny treatment or coverage?????
No they don't. They manage safety standards. They don't manage
diet...thank God.
> > > > >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > > > > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > > > > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > > > > obese.
>
> > > > Penalize? How so?
>
> > > Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
>
> > Okay that's what I figured you would say. Thanks for displaying to
> > the entire forum your duplicity on govt run healthcare.
>
> That's all you can come up with? You're saying insurance companies never drop
> coverage or raise rates? Or deny treatment or coverage?????> > > > > > > > This explains your problem - you just blindly post.
>
That's all I need to display your duplicity front and center for the
forum.
Standards for fat content etc IS managing diet.
> > > > > >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > > > > > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > > > > > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > > > > > obese.
> >
> > > > > Penalize? How so?
> >
> > > > Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
> >
> > > Okay that's what I figured you would say. Thanks for displaying to
> > > the entire forum your duplicity on govt run healthcare.
> >
> > That's all you can come up with? You're saying insurance companies never drop
> > coverage or raise rates? Or deny treatment or coverage?????> > > > > > > > This explains your problem - you just blindly post.
> >
>
> That's all I need to display your duplicity front and center for the
> forum.
It's all you need to make a fool of yourself.
No it is not. It's managing fat content. That's all.
> > > > > > >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > > > > > > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > > > > > > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > > > > > > obese.
>
> > > > > > Penalize? How so?
>
> > > > > Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
>
> > > > Okay that's what I figured you would say. Thanks for displaying to
> > > > the entire forum your duplicity on govt run healthcare.
>
> > > That's all you can come up with? You're saying insurance companies never drop
> > > coverage or raise rates? Or deny treatment or coverage?????> > > > > > > > This
explains your problem - you just blindly post.
>
> > That's all I need to display your duplicity front and center for the
> > forum.
>
> It's all you need to make a fool of yourself.> > > > > > > > > As opposed to you posting one thing and claiming another.
Which I haven't done, but thanks for making my point for me almost
better than I could ever do myself.
Which is part of the diet. DUH DUH DUH Are you really this desperate?
> > > > > > > >And the insurance plans of those companies can severely penalize
> > > > > > > > "fatty" habits. A one-two punch approach. But then there's you, content to
> > > > > > > > do absolutely nothing and let business lose billions and let people become
> > > > > > > > obese.
> >
> > > > > > > Penalize? How so?
> >
> > > > > > Raise rates? Drop coverage? Duh?
> >
> > > > > Okay that's what I figured you would say. Thanks for displaying to
> > > > > the entire forum your duplicity on govt run healthcare.
> >
> > > > That's all you can come up with? You're saying insurance companies never drop
> > > > coverage or raise rates? Or deny treatment or coverage?????> > > > > > > > This
> explains your problem - you just blindly post.
> >
> > > That's all I need to display your duplicity front and center for the
> > > forum.
> >
> > It's all you need to make a fool of yourself.> > > > > > > > > As opposed to you posting one thing and claiming another.
>
> Which I haven't done, but thanks for making my point for me almost
> better than I could ever do myself.
It's managing fat content
LOL
Rich, managing diet is individually managing what you take in. That
is a personal choice. The govt is only dictating what goes in to a
product. That's all. They are not managing your diet. The rest is
up to you. I'm not surprised that you can't make this distinction.
> > > geo, seriously, you think it's the govts role to solve health issues?
>
> > By legislating thinness?
The FDA already regulates our thinness - by permitting Kraft "Foods"
to pour megatons of "hydrogenated vegetable oil" down America's
gullet.
All those waddling roles of jiggling fat you see in America are
following the FDA's food pyramid.
Geo, managing fat content affects everyone buying that product. That is managin
the diet of many individuals. That's all. I'm surprised you don't understand this.
Sid, I know you want the govt to control every aspect of your life,
but your diet is controlled by you. You and no one else. They don't
tell you how much you can eat, how much fat you can ingest or how many
calories you take in and/or burn off. That's up to you. Althoug, I'm
sure you wouldn't mind the govt regulating that too.
> Sid, I know you want the govt to control every aspect of your life, but
> your diet is controlled by you. You and no one else. They don't tell
> you how much you can eat, how much fat you can ingest or how many
> calories you take in and/or burn off. That's up to you. Althoug, I'm
> sure you wouldn't mind the govt regulating that too.
So does this mean that you have no objection to making manufacturers put
nutrition labels on all processed foods that is accurate, easy to
understand, and allows people to make informed decisions?
Would this include restaurant menus?
Nothing would make a difference to fat pigs like Jamieson... His
informed decision" is to pig out on Ho Ho's and Twinkies...
>Would this include restaurant menus?
Any fool knows what foods are unhealthy and what isn't. you moron. The
reason you're a fat pig is because you eat too much....
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Contrary to what liberals are whining, nobody
owes you anything.
I guess that's true for morons..
>Food manufacturers and processors are not interested in your
>health...they are only interested in their SALES and their PROFITS.
Eating manufactured and/or processed food is stupid in itself...
>Where you are correct is that the fat fools need to READ the labels,
>providing they can read and comprehend the meaning
>of the label's content.
You don't have to read the label to know that potato chips and
twinkies are not good for you.
The label provides information....information you would otherwise not
have.
Without compelling manufacturers to list the ingredients in food you
have no way of knowing what's in that food whether you are a fool or
whether you are a Democrat.
I notice that you are not yet on my "Don't wasted my time list"
Congratulations on joining today!
Did someone say that? If so, it wasn't me.
>The label provides information....information you would otherwise not
>have.
Just look for the preservative.. if it's there, don't buy it.
>Without compelling manufacturers to list the ingredients in food you
>have no way of knowing what's in that food whether you are a fool or
>whether you are a Democrat.
>
>I notice that you are not yet on my "Don't wasted my time list"
>Congratulations on joining today!
>
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THAT'S GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF DIET!
lol
Sid?
Geo, I know you don't realize this, but warning labels, nutrition info, banning
various chemicals, regulations concerning how food is prepared, food safety,
regulations concerning things like herbicides and pesticides, limiting content
of various substances (like fat) etc, ALL MANAGE DIET.
I've heard the government is conspiring to try to keep e. coli out of my
hamburger, too.
People, rise up!
GASP!
> People, rise up!
Nope. Everything you list covers standards for food. You control
your won diet - which is a regimen of eating and drinking so as to
manage one's weight. You do that. The govt does not, even though you
want to the govt to manage that for you. Sorry sid-o, you're going to
have man up and manage your own diet.
Standards *manage* diet. DUH
Nope. You manage your diet based on food standards.
.> > > > > > > > > > > >And the insurance plans of those companies can
Nope. Producers have to adhere to the standards.
And YOU manage your own diet based on that.
And so do you. Thanks for playing!
Yep, thanks for finally admitting that YOU manage you own diet.
Yep, thanks for finally admitting the government set the standards that manage diet.
Thanks for playing!
Nope, they set standards for food. YOU manage your diet.
Standards aren't managing? ;)
Standards are standards. Managing is managing. YOU, yes YOU, manage
your own diet.
Standards are managing. Stamping your feet and saying otherwise won't change that.
Nope, YOU, no one else but YOU, manage YOUR own diet. The govt can't
do that for you.
The government already has. Time to wake up and smell the standards.
Govt makes standards. YOU control your diet. Post as often as you
want, you can't change that fact.
The standards manage you. Get over it.
Nope, you manage your diet based in part on those standards.
Progress! You agree standards etc manage you.
Nope, you manage your diet. No one else.
Too late, you already admitted it.
Nope. You're desperate. YOU, no one else but YOU, manage your diet.
YOU manage your diet. No one else.
Didn't watch the video...
You manage your own diet. You and no one else.
Watch the video. That's you on the bike.
My bike is much nicer. Oh, and you manage your own diet. No one but
you.
Your bike doesn't go anywhere but where the government allows.
In your world I'm sure that's a good thing, isn't it? Oh, and you
control your own diet.
We both have the same government. LOL
Yup, and you control your own diet.
The rightard's capacity for self delusion knows no bounds.
Perhaps for some, but you still control your own diet.
Case in point right above (and on cue!)
You control your own diet. Stop blaming others because you are fat.
Stop blaming others because you are dumb. The government standards have
you boxed in, just like that little girl in the commercial.
Nope, you're the one blaming others because you're fat. You control
your own diet. Not the govt.
I'm not blaming anyone. Just pointing out the government has set bounds on you.
Sure you are. You control your own diet. No one else.
Geophagy and coprophagy are not regulated. Go for it.
Wow, Rich is using big words now. Here are some simple ones for you
that you can understand. You control your own diet. No one else.
Too big for you I see. No wonder you can't tell you're regulated.
YOU....control your own diet. Deal with it. There is no one to blame
for your fat arse except you. You and no one else except YOU.