(April 30, 2014 at 9:48 am)KichigaiNeko Wrote: I an thinking it is more of BOTH Daniel. We don't like change but will accept ANYTHING that gives us the delusion that we don't have to do anything to change?Well obesity is a medical condition, and as the Doc points out, we don't have effective medication to prescribe to patients. Well we do actually have drugs that are effective - cocaine, amphetamine, adderall, laxatives, steroids... the problem is that the drugs we have also have side-effects (eg addiction). I do think in the future we will have effective drugs, because we've learned a lot about how the body works and the role that leptin resistance plays in causing people to become overweight. So for instance, a drug that releases synthetic leptin may be able to combat leptin resistance, and used in combination with an effective appetite suppressant.
Just mumble a few words once a week, drink some potion, pop a pill and leave everything up to some authority?
The problem will always be that people will abuse it, just like they do now with the surgical methods. And that's not because leptin resistance drives them to eat, it's because it's very difficult to change behaviour - but it's not impossible and people will loose weight if they change their eating habits and develop healthier ones (surgery or no surgery).
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
