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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
You mean you're blaming all those operations on large-size sodas? And you think all those operations will magically disappear if large size sodas are outlawed?? Oh wait...of course you do...almost forgot who I was responding to there for a second.
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It's pretty clear that that is not what VPL is saying. VPL is saying that reducing obesity would reduce heart surgeries.
And that Medicare and Medicaid pay for a lot of heart surgeries, and other obesity related illness.
And that if banning certain "foods" would reduce obesity, then that would be fewer obesity related illnesses for Medicare and Medicaid to pay for - with our tax dollars.
I'm pretty sure that VPL never said that these measures would eradicate every vestige of heart disease.