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In my opinion, instead of building larger machines, maybe medical experts should be working more on getting people to lose weight.
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Unfortunately, the medical profession doesn't do enough to help people lose weight. In fact, it's better for the medical industry if people are overweight. Being obese causes a person to to be stricken with health problems and diseases like heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. People with health problems need to take drugs and be under constant medical care, which pumps more $$$ into the medical industry. Also, creating and providing larger and more powerful medical equipment means more $$$ for the medical equipment industry. The FDA also supports this by misinforming the public about appropriate dieting. It's all a big mess.
So, I am in agreement that doctors should focus more on curing obesity, but the medical industry does not support this. It's left up to the public to inform themselves, and that's a losing battle.