Comments on: Obesity Update – 2009/7/10 http://healthblog.ncpa.org/obesity-update-2009710/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/obesity-update-2009710/comment-page-1/#comment-43829 Bruce Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:49:22 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4221#comment-43829 See my comment to the Hits and Misses above. See my comment to the Hits and Misses above.

]]> By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/obesity-update-2009710/comment-page-1/#comment-43800 Linda Gorman Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:53:55 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4221#comment-43800 Gee, are any of these figures corrected for the fact that the American population is aging and that people normally gain some weight as they get older? Or for demographic change or income? Overweight is correlated with race and inversely related to income. Nope, just another "bad, bad, bad Americans" mommy government has to come in and set you bad people straight. Gee, are any of these figures corrected for the fact that the American population is aging and that people normally gain some weight as they get older? Or for demographic change or income? Overweight is correlated with race and inversely related to income.

Nope, just another “bad, bad, bad Americans” mommy government has to come in and set you bad people straight.

]]> By: Ken http://healthblog.ncpa.org/obesity-update-2009710/comment-page-1/#comment-43795 Ken Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:51:42 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4221#comment-43795 Under Kennedy's plan there is very little room to give people financial incentives to improve their health habits. Under Kennedy’s plan there is very little room to give people financial incentives to improve their health habits.

]]> By: Joe S. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/obesity-update-2009710/comment-page-1/#comment-43792 Joe S. Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:36:52 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=4221#comment-43792 Why not? Someone else is going to pay the medical bills, and it's going to get worse under Obama Care. Why not? Someone else is going to pay the medical bills, and it’s going to get worse under Obama Care.

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