[HN Gopher] Paying obese people to lose weight doubles rate of w...
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       Paying obese people to lose weight doubles rate of weight loss
        
       Author : aryan14
       Score  : 17 points
       Date   : 2022-12-05 20:35 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
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       | hirundo wrote:
       | > A total of 1280 adults with obesity ... could earn up to $750.
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       | A financial incentive to lose weight is also a financial
       | incentive to qualify for the incentive program. If it becomes a
       | policy instead of a one-off study, and you could qualify by
       | gaining a few pounds, you can justify your next binge as a duty
       | to your family.
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       | As a champion binge-justifier I can testify that this is an easy
       | one. Advanced justifiers can do it from just a palindrome in the
       | current date, in the Babylonian calendar.
        
       | throwaway22032 wrote:
       | I'd expect that simply paying people would also improve rate of
       | weight loss.
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       | If you buy and eat less processed food with higher levels of
       | protein, fiber, and fat, you're likely to manage your appetite
       | far better than if you just smash loads of donuts and crisps.
       | 
       | It's cheaper to eat nonfood though, particularly if you take
       | preparation into account.
        
         | lm28469 wrote:
         | Obesity rate is completely uncorelated to poverty, in the US
         | we're talking 40%+, 70%+ overweight
         | 
         | It's not cheaper to eat junk food, it's just more convenient, I
         | never spent so little on food than when I switched to
         | vegetarian/bio, and I've never been so healthy in general. I
         | very often make soup/stew that last 2-3 days for me and my gf
         | for less than 15$
        
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           | aradox66 wrote:
           | That doesn't seem right?
           | https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/66/wr/mm6650a1.htm sounds
           | like the general trend is obesity declines with income and
           | education, although more strongly for some demographics and
           | negligibly for others
        
         | jolmg wrote:
         | I don't know man, around me I think on average a single cheap
         | donut costs about the same as a couple pounds of carrots.
        
       | mensetmanusman wrote:
       | If this were true, insurance companies would already be doing
       | this.
       | 
       | There are many medical issues that could be lessened if people
       | could be convinced to stop eating so much.
        
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