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The Associated Press is reporting that Argentine senators passed a bill yesterday which now allows obesity and other eating disorders to be treated as diseases covered by public and private health care programs. This will help to fight obesity, bulimia and anorexia in the country.
The law also requires that high calorie foods carry a warning label and that the media cannot release diets that are not approved by a professional.
Sounds like another positive step forward and one that should also exist in the U.S.
3 responses so far ↓
1 Karine // Aug 14, 2008 at 11:30 am
It’s interesting this morning I bumped into an article saying that Argentina is listed 2nd among the countries having prob. with bulimia and anorexia. This is something I always wondered with other American coworkers, we often said: “humm..it looks like some Argentinians women might suffer anorexia” no wonder…
2 miriam // Aug 22, 2008 at 4:59 pm
but obesity isn’t a disease, it’s an over indulgence. and yeah, maybe there’s a reason behind it that would classify it as a disorder, but what if it’s just people not having any self control or caring? why should that be covered by public and private health care?
3 DaVe // Aug 24, 2008 at 11:26 am
Miriam - your points are pretty debatable. In some cases, it may be over indulgence, but in many others it may be many other factors. I’m not sure if your writing from a U.S. point of view or an Argentinian one, but the food and lifestyle here is so much different than that in the U.S.
I’ve also seen numerous stories on how so many of the costs of health care are related to people being overweight. Helping with the obesity can prevent many longer term costs in treatment of things like diabetes, heart problems, etc.
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