It may not affect non fast food eaters physically but Chenoweth & Associates *estimate* that obesity cost California $21.7 billion per year in medical bills, injuries and lost productivity.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/04/06/overweight.california. ap/index.html Here is the California Obesity Initiative site: http://www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/cdic/copi/default.htm Here is what the CDC has for economic consequences of obesity: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/economic_consequences.htm Here is what the CDC has for economic consequences on smoking: http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/datahighlights/page6.htm Here is what the CDC has for numbers of smokers and projected smoker data http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/datahighlights/page4.htm >From what I gather from the CDC, which should be a pretty reputable source, in 1998 the National Health Accounts estimated that medical expenses for obese people cost $78.5 billion in 1998($92.6 billion in 2002 dollars), http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/economic_consequences.htm. It looks like estimates show that medical expenses for smokers cost $75.5 billion in 1998, http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/research_data/economics/mmwr5114.highlights.h tm. Andrew Zimmer Standish Ericsson -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 5:46 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Mpls] Re: smoke or drink Michael Atherton wrote: >Well, I hope that you don't need a ban on fast food to go on a diet. A lack of self-determination should not be a justification for forcing everyone else to conform to your needs. "Paul Skrbec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As to your argument about a ban on fast food in order to go on a diet. >Well, can you explain to me how my ingesting a fatty Big Mac could >possibly have an affect outside of my body? Studies have concretely >shown that second-hand smoke can affect the health of non-smokers. I >know of no such study that shows Burger King fries I eat are going to >somehow kill off my neighbor. As a slim vegetarian I would like to go on record to say that I have not in the least been affected by second-hand fast food by my neigbors, or even the few times I have taken my own children. So, unless research finds otherwise, I do not see this as a health risk to myself or others in the neighborhood or even within the confines of fatty food establishments. Liz Greenbaum Longfellow -- Elizabeth Greenbaum Executive Director ArtiCulture www.articulture.org 612.729.5151 __________________________________________________________________ Switch to Netscape Internet Service. As low as $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need. New! Netscape Toolbar for Internet Explorer Search from anywhere on the Web and block those annoying pop-ups. Download now at http://channels.netscape.com/ns/search/install.jsp REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
