The Obesity and Fatness Tax

February 27, 2008

Go to fullsize imageJust came from a convention in Agra India where I read in the papers that UK is starting to charge more in terms of insurance premium depending on the degree of obesity. 

Meaning the higher the BMI ( a measure of fatness) , the higher the premium!  It is the insurance way of probably getting back at the skyrocketing cost of Obesity in terms of medical costs.

Fatness therefore is now becoming a Liability! 

Whether this measure will translate into more people taking care of themeselves remain to be seen!  But it is one way to getting people to exercise and live a healthier lifestyle.  And in the long run benefit both the patient and of course the insurance compnay!

Insure Yourself To Better Health!

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This entry was posted on February 27, 2008 at 9:05 am and is filed under Medical News Bits, Personal Thoughts, The Truths on Obesity.

One Response to “The Obesity and Fatness Tax”

  1. Dorothy Says:

    February 28, 2008 at 7:06 am

    I better get some insurance now :)

    Reply

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