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Global Action Must Be Taken To Stop Physical Inactivity
Medical News Today ^ | July 19, 2012 | Sarah Glynn

Posted on 07/20/2012 6:33:38 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The fifth and final paper in The Lancet Series on physical inactivity explained that because of the global reach, high prevalence, and colossal harms of inactivity, it should be considered pandemic.

Harold W. Kohl, III, leading author and from the University of Texas Health School of Public Health, said:

(Excerpt) Read more at medicalnewstoday.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Editorial; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 1984; bigbrother; bullystate; exercise; fitness; georgeorwell; health; lancet; lifestyle; nannystate; physicaljerks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Yeah I will go do something active...later after I watch this stack of dvd movies.


21 posted on 07/20/2012 8:22:31 PM PDT by Redcitizen (bumper sticker- 4 out of 3 people can't do math.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Thanks for the ping!


22 posted on 07/20/2012 9:45:51 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: SaraJohnson

Gods greatest gift to man and all animals alike is sleeping and naps......no study needed....


23 posted on 07/20/2012 9:48:45 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

...followed by two minutes hate.


24 posted on 07/20/2012 10:03:41 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Psycho_Bunny

“Stopping something inactive.

There’s one of your dumber headlines.”
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I agree that it would be more sensible to say that physical activity should be encouraged or promoted rather that stopping inactivity but in a time when “educated” people speak of things being “ten times smaller”, “ten times less” or even “ten thousand percent smaller” stopping inactivity doesn’t sound nearly as absurd.


25 posted on 07/20/2012 10:22:51 PM PDT by RipSawyer (Free healthcare is worth FAR LESS than it costs.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

This is new! Usually the socialist lie first so they can move to theft, and only after there is not enough to steal do they demand enslavement.

This one wants to skip the theft stage and move straight to enslavement.


26 posted on 07/20/2012 11:20:38 PM PDT by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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To: EEGator
It’s 2012 going on 1984.

Hey, I'll bet you'll move when they strap a cage full of hungry rats to your face.

27 posted on 07/21/2012 12:16:39 AM PDT by seowulf ("If you write a whole line of zeroes, it's still---nothing"...Kira Alexandrovna Argounova)
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To: goat granny

That’s what cats are born to do


28 posted on 07/21/2012 1:52:20 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (let me ABOs run loose, lew (or is that lou?))
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To: seowulf

No Room 101 for me please.


29 posted on 07/21/2012 5:36:46 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: HiTech RedNeck

and if you disturb that cat you get a dirty look...:O) same with me.....


30 posted on 07/21/2012 7:36:50 PM PDT by goat granny
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