Mipik

Funny thing.

See what is on msn today:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20535978/

moneypenny20

Wow! breaking news. Some people don't get fat whatever they do, well who'd have thought it. Those scientists are worth every cent

Vim Fuego

This week I have been informed that rock stars are more likely to die 'early' and blokes are generally attracted to fit birds and women to money.

It's one revelation after another.

gedge

being a bloke myself who has known a few women and having once been a rockstar, and i can confirm that you are indeed cor...

esperanza

Page 15 of today's Herald says that the health authorities may bring in compulsory weightloss in order for patients to qualify for certain types of surgery. A hospital in Adelaide is already refusing to treat one morbidly obese patient. Apparently morbid obesity raises the risk of complications during surgery and post-operatively, as well as causing risks to hospital staff and equipment.

worzel

They wouldn't do liposuction on obese people. So who the hell would they do it on???

esperanza

I think the theory is that any surgery, including lipo, carries too much risk for a person who is morbidly obese. (Not just 'fat'.)
Therefore anyone wanting such surgery would need to get themselves to a safe weight before the surgeon would perform on them.

I think this is already fairly standard in the UK, where they also say that patients should demonstrate a committment to weightloss through diet & exercise before the NHS will shell out thousands on expensive surgery. (Although the surgery, when successful, has shown to be eminently costeffective in terms of preventing future expensive illnesses further down the track.) They don't want people to see surgery as a 'quick fix' and then continue the unhealthy lifestyle that got the in to the operating theatre in the first place.

(PROVISO this post includes many generalisations, it is not aimed at anyone in particular and it is not intended to be insulting to anyone, it's just about health policies.)