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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:22 PM Original message |
On Obesity as an Issue in this Election |
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Spider Jerusalem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's interesting to note the drastic increase since 1995. |
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JoFerret (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 08:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Corn syrup |
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DangerousRhythm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 08:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. People generally walk in the Northeast. |
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moc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
2. As a public health academic, I say hooray! Public health (with the exception of terrorism |
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DixieBlue (504 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:01 PM Response to Reply #2 |
28. I'm reading "The Great Influenza" and I will second your hooray! |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. What, specifically, will Obama do to prevent obesity? |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 08:14 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Ban food? |
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Bucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 08:17 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Bully pulpit. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 10:46 PM Response to Reply #3 |
11. Maybe stop talking about pie so much? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 10:59 PM Response to Reply #11 |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. Ban high fructose corn syrup |
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mb7588a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 09:07 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Seems like promoting exercise would be good too...nt |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 10:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Done been tried. |
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Convertee (45 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:22 PM Response to Reply #7 |
17. Banning Corn Syrup is unfeasible. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. Bingo! |
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bevoette (609 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 12:25 AM Response to Reply #7 |
21. omfg you are so right - i was cooking some fish tonight and wanted a light dusting of... |
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Beausoir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
10. What will Obama do to discourage cigarette smoking? |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:13 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Doesn't smoking reduce obesity? eom |
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trashcanistanista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:20 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Yes it does. |
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msallied (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Ummm... not exactly |
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boppers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-13-08 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
15. It's a rough problem. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
20. Wow. Obesity and Republicanism are correlated |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. I have been absolutely SHOCKED by the weight gain I see around me... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 03:40 AM Response to Original message |
23. Oh great. Forget about the Muslims |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:15 AM Response to Original message |
24. It's a complex and important problem, but as an election issue it's a loser. |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:33 AM Response to Original message |
25. what's sad and pathetic is that some people still seem to think BMI is an indicator of health n/t |
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Kira (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:48 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. What do you mean? |
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Scout (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 01:54 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. it is also an indicator that you may be an athlete |
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Kira (755 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 06:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
31. Yes, that is true |
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Overseas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
29. First we have to put cigarette ads back on TV. Then people may understand |
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DeepBlueDem (433 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-14-08 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. Body Fat percentage is a better method than BMI |
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