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Irving · 02-11-07, 10:05 PM

i think it starts young. mandatory PE and education programs are incredibly important.

i do not know if taxes on fatty foods will make a difference, how did it work on cigarettes?

i also wonder if increasing health care premiums for obese individuals would mean that insurance companies would charge thin healthy individuals less for their premiums or if the insurance companies would pocket it for themselves.

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Irving resident fogey Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: pittsburgh, pennsylvania Posts: 680 Weight Statistics june 2006 Start Date: 310 lb Start Weight: 229 lb Current Weight: 150 lb Goal Weight: -81 lb Weight Loss: someday! Goal Date:	i think it starts young. mandatory PE and education programs are incredibly important. i do not know if taxes on fatty foods will make a difference, how did it work on cigarettes? i also wonder if increasing health care premiums for obese individuals would mean that insurance companies would charge thin healthy individuals less for their premiums or if the insurance companies would pocket it for themselves. __________________