I 100% agree. That's why I said the two can't possibly coexist. That being said, I think there should be HUGE profit (in the form of awards or something) for people who make medical advances or breakthroughs. We need to keep the pool of intelligent people VERY deep for those tasks.
Not true. That's an excuse people like to make. Weight loss is an extremely simple equation. To say otherwise means you deem your body to be a creator of energy which spits in the face of the law of conservation of energy.
Fat tissue is simply an energy store created by the body. By definition, it's a surplus of energy that was not used by the body for daily processes. If the intake of energy (defined as calories) exceeds the amount of energy used; the body stores this energy as fat. Thus, the simple solution is to burn more energy than you take in if you intend to lose weight.
Perfect example of this is my friend Billy. I knew this guy since freshman year and as long as I've known him, he's always been "Big Billy". Dude is 6'5 but he was over 450lbs. Everyone in his family was fat. He made the same "genetics" excuse his entire life. One day a few years after we graduated his grandfather died of a heart attack and it rocked his world. He knew it was only a matter of time till it was his turn. He took complete control of his life and totally turned it around. Dude eats right hits the gym all the time now and is in great shape. It's only now he realizes the only thing he "inherited" was poor eating and exercise habits.
Probably more info than this thread needs but I think it's important. TLDR, I would like everyone to have access to healthcare but we still need a way to ensure the system isn't abused by people. This is always the hard part.