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Thursday, February 11, 2010

OBAMA AND THE LEFT ARE AS WRONG ABOUT OBESITY AND DIABETES AS THEY ARE ABOUT GITMO, AGW, TAXES, THE HOUSING BUBBLE...

DINOCRAT:

A statement from the White House claims that 1/3 of recent Americans will get diabetes due to the previously unknown “national security” threat of being overweight:

One third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes at some point in their lives; many others will face chronic obesity-related health problems like heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, and asthma. A recent study put the health care costs of obesity-related diseases at $147 billion per year. This epidemic also impacts the nation’s security, as obesity is now one of the most common disqualifiers for military service.

“The physical and emotional health of an entire generation and the economic health and security of our nation is at stake,” said Mrs. Obama. “This isn’t the kind of problem that can be solved overnight, but with everyone working together, it can be solved. So, let’s move.”

Three points: (a) the statement that “One third of all children born in 2000 or later will suffer from diabetes” seems a little odd given that the actual incidence of diabetes in America is that only 7.8% of citizens have the affliction, not one third, as Michelle Obama asserted; (b) diabetes does not afflict children at all: less than 1% (0.22%) of persons under 20 years old have diabetes; and (c) the idea that fat kids threaten “national security” is absurd on its face.
WHETHER THE TOPIC IS THE ENVIRONMENT, WAR, THE BUDGET, OR HEALTH CARE,THE LEFT'S ANALYSIS IS REALITY IS FLAWED - AND THEIR POLICIES WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE THINGS WORSE.

VOTE ACCORDINGLY.

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