Should gastric bypass surgery be covered by government programs or health insurance?

[Guest guest]

This piece looks at different sides of this issue – this a bariatric

Physician (not surgeon) from Canada (so they are discussing Canadian

Universal Health insurance) taking on a different point of view. But this is

very relevant in the USA too. The first point of view looks at personal

responsibility and that it should not be covered. You decide…

Link here

<http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/08/suntv-and-gluttonous-slob-obesity.html>

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Ortiz, MS, RD

*The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

Join me on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalDietitian?ref=ts>

* " If it works and research proven, it wouldn't be called Alternative " *

[Guest guest]

On the responsibility part: If that is the case we should not be treating or

make the followeing pts pay for their medical bills:

Alcoholics w/ Cirrhosis (Responsible for not controlloing etOh intake)

HIV pt due to drug or sex (responsible for not using a condom/sharing a niddle)

Melanoma pt who spent too many hours on the beach (self expenatory)

Lung CA and COPD due to smoking, even if quit 20 yrs ago.

Asthma due to mother smoked while pregan (mother should pay the bills)

And I am just " getting wormed up " as Al Paccino said in Scent of a Woman)

These are all cases of " personal responcibility " related disease.

It feels that today society like to pick on obesity. In my opinion, if w pick on

obese people, we better pick on the above too.

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

A dietitian, not the food police.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi

" Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments that

take your breath away. " - Carlin

" People don't forget the truth, they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary

Road)

> To: rd-usa

> From: nrord1@...

> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:18:21 -0400

> Subject: Should gastric bypass surgery be covered by government

programs or health insurance?

>

> This piece looks at different sides of this issue – this a bariatric

> Physician (not surgeon) from Canada (so they are discussing Canadian

> Universal Health insurance) taking on a different point of view. But this is

> very relevant in the USA too. The first point of view looks at personal

> responsibility and that it should not be covered. You decide…

>

> Link here

> <http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/08/suntv-and-gluttonous-slob-obesity.html>

>

>

>

> --

> Ortiz, MS, RD

> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> Join me on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalDietitian?ref=ts>

> * " If it works and research proven, it wouldn't be called Alternative " *

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

On the responsibility part: If that is the case we should not be treating or

make the followeing pts pay for their medical bills:

Alcoholics w/ Cirrhosis (Responsible for not controlloing etOh intake)

HIV pt due to drug or sex (responsible for not using a condom/sharing a niddle)

Melanoma pt who spent too many hours on the beach (self expenatory)

Lung CA and COPD due to smoking, even if quit 20 yrs ago.

Asthma due to mother smoked while pregan (mother should pay the bills)

And I am just " getting wormed up " as Al Paccino said in Scent of a Woman)

These are all cases of " personal responcibility " related disease.

It feels that today society like to pick on obesity. In my opinion, if w pick on

obese people, we better pick on the above too.

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

A dietitian, not the food police.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi

" Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments that

take your breath away. " - Carlin

" People don't forget the truth, they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary

Road)

> To: rd-usa

> From: nrord1@...

> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:18:21 -0400

> Subject: Should gastric bypass surgery be covered by government

programs or health insurance?

>

> This piece looks at different sides of this issue – this a bariatric

> Physician (not surgeon) from Canada (so they are discussing Canadian

> Universal Health insurance) taking on a different point of view. But this is

> very relevant in the USA too. The first point of view looks at personal

> responsibility and that it should not be covered. You decide…

>

> Link here

> <http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/08/suntv-and-gluttonous-slob-obesity.html>

>

>

>

> --

> Ortiz, MS, RD

> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> Join me on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalDietitian?ref=ts>

> * " If it works and research proven, it wouldn't be called Alternative " *

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

On the responsibility part: If that is the case we should not be treating or

make the followeing pts pay for their medical bills:

Alcoholics w/ Cirrhosis (Responsible for not controlloing etOh intake)

HIV pt due to drug or sex (responsible for not using a condom/sharing a niddle)

Melanoma pt who spent too many hours on the beach (self expenatory)

Lung CA and COPD due to smoking, even if quit 20 yrs ago.

Asthma due to mother smoked while pregan (mother should pay the bills)

And I am just " getting wormed up " as Al Paccino said in Scent of a Woman)

These are all cases of " personal responcibility " related disease.

It feels that today society like to pick on obesity. In my opinion, if w pick on

obese people, we better pick on the above too.

Merav Levi, RD, MS, CDN

A dietitian, not the food police.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/meravlevi

" Life is not measured by the number of breath you take, but by the moments that

take your breath away. " - Carlin

" People don't forget the truth, they just become better in lying " (Revolutionary

Road)

> To: rd-usa

> From: nrord1@...

> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 12:18:21 -0400

> Subject: Should gastric bypass surgery be covered by government

programs or health insurance?

>

> This piece looks at different sides of this issue – this a bariatric

> Physician (not surgeon) from Canada (so they are discussing Canadian

> Universal Health insurance) taking on a different point of view. But this is

> very relevant in the USA too. The first point of view looks at personal

> responsibility and that it should not be covered. You decide…

>

> Link here

> <http://www.weightymatters.ca/2011/08/suntv-and-gluttonous-slob-obesity.html>

>

>

>

> --

> Ortiz, MS, RD

> *The FRUGAL Dietitian* <http://www.thefrugaldietitian.com>

> Check out my blog: mixture of deals and nutrition

> Join me on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/TheFrugalDietitian?ref=ts>

> * " If it works and research proven, it wouldn't be called Alternative " *

>

>

>