Obesity Action Coalition Calls On Insurers And Employers To Increase Access To Obesity Management Services

Just a few comments. There are many more that can be made. Briefly...

These folks are disgustingly stupid, self-serving morons and unworthy members of society, IMHO.

They should be shut down.

"In light of recent studies in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) demonstrating a powerful connection between obesity interventions and reduced deaths, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) calls on insurers and employers to increase access to the treatments of obesity and morbid obesity.

In one study, led by Ted D. Adams, PhD, MPH, staggering results were reported in regards to the occurrence of death due to cancer, cardiovascular events and diabetes. The study concluded that long-term total mortality after gastric bypass was significantly reduced. This is one of the first major studies demonstrating that intentional weight-loss leads to improved life expectancy."

First, they only mention "one study," not "recent studies," a result of the innumeracy of the fat.

Second, they have it all wrong. "Intentional" weight loss is what one does by making MINOR changes in their diet. Gastric surgery forces weight-loss.

Third, if decreases in "the occurrence of death due to cancer, cardiovascular events and diabetes" were important to these porkers, they would consume fewer Calories or burn more.

Fourth, the only saving grace for these self-serving fat people is that expert diet advice is all wrong and prevents them from losing weight. Instead of clamoring for the rest of us to pay for their intentional and conscious choice to continue shoving food down their pie-holes, the OAC, if it is not extincted as it ought to be, should lobby for an investigation into expert diet advice, a moratorium on the wasteful research into overweight/obesity and a cessation of the malpractice known as bariatric surgery.

"'Obesity is not a cosmetic problem. As demonstrated in the NEJM studies, obesity interventions such as bariatric surgery save lives. It is now time for all insurers and employers to make obesity management services a priority and widely available to those affected by the diseases of obesity and morbid obesity. By doing so, those affected by obesity and their healthcare providers will have the necessary tools to combat this lifelong disease and improve the longevity and quality of health and life for all those affected by obesity,' said Joseph Nadglowski, Jr., OAC President and CEO."

Uber-moron, Nadglowski, is too stupid and/or selfish to say what is really happening - weight loss saves lives, not bariatric surgery.

"It is now time for all fat people to make obesity management services a priority" and eat fewer Calories than they burn, Joe.

"Obesity is a serious health epidemic that targets one in four Americans. It is estimated that more than 93 million Americans are obese, with that number predicted to climb to 120 million in the next five years. In order to address this epidemic, the OAC recognizes and promotes increasing prevention efforts and improving access to safe and effective treatment options, such as nutrition counseling, physician supervised weight-loss (with or without pharmaceuticals) and for appropriately selected candidates, bariatric surgery."

Neither obesity nor overweight are medical problems.

They may be math problems in that fat people are too innumerate to understand how to count Calories in and Calories out. They may be physics problems and fat people are too dumb to understand energy balance and that the Law of Thermodynamics which makes weight loss a 100% percent certainty when Calories in are less than Calories out. But they are surely not medical problems.

If anything, it is "nutrition counseling, physician supervised weight-loss" and other expert diet advice that PREVENTS weight loss.

"The mission of the OAC is to elevate and empower those affected by obesity through education, advocacy and support. The OAC strives to educate obese individuals, family members and the public on obesity. In addition, the OAC will increase obesity education, work to improve access to medical treatments for the obese, advocate for safe and effective treatments and strive to eliminate the negative stigma associated with obesity."

Clearly the "mission of the OAC" is to siphon every last penny from society to pay for the weak wills and irresponsibility of their constituents instead of promoting meaningful change.

To really effect change, "insurers and employers" should DECREASE "access to the treatments of obesity and morbid obesity" since these are the real killers.