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I_UndergroundPanther

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9. Fat phobia

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2025, 12:52 PM

Aug 1

Runs deep in America.
Trump hates fat women
This double standard regarding weight and fat phobia has to die.

Those weight loss meds are rough to take and tough on your body. You can never stop taking it or the weight comes back. The social pressure to be thin will kill some of the desperate people that take those drugs.

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Medicare, Medicaid plans to experiment with covering weight loss drugs [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 1 OP

WTF? bucolic_frolic Aug 1 #1

".... insurance plans will be able to voluntarily choose to cover ..." Yonnie3 Aug 1 #2

Hey Yonnie! Long time, no see, howa ya doin'? marble falls Aug 1 #6

Ok! Yonnie3 Aug 1 #8

Sounds just like a good day to me! marble falls Aug 1 #11

My guess is it would be cheaper for them to cover the Phoenix61 Aug 1 #3

My guess would be to prevent obesity as opposed to "fixing" it. marble falls Aug 1 #5

That is, of course, the best solution but not any Phoenix61 Aug 1 #10

Shouldn't we be doingsomething with the food deserts in the country, and feed the hungry before we put ... marble falls Aug 1 #4

Medicare is jacking the premium next year so much my SS payment might actually go down Bengus81 Aug 1 #7

Fat phobia I_UndergroundPanther Aug 1 #9