Swine Flu Health Statistics and Political Correctness, Very Dangerous
A recent N1H1 Swine Flu report of Los Angeles California stated that the serious hospitalized swine flu cases that resulted in deaths, showed that two thirds of those who died were obese. Unfortunately, in Los Angeles two thirds of all citizens are overweight. You can see why it is dangerous to use such statistics, because people might get the impression that you don’t have anything to worry about unless you are overweight.
The reality is that people who are very skinny tend to get sick much more often than people that have a little bit of extra weight on them. That is to say people with extremely low body fat do actually get sick more often than people that have an adequate level of body fat. And it should also be noted that swine flu can affect anybody. So just because you are skinny does not mean you are immune to it, and just because you are a little overweight doesn’t mean you will die from it.
Additionally, those that were made admitted to the hospital for bad cases of swine flu, who happened to be extremely overweight, most likely had other health risks as well, such as diabetes, or onset diabetes. Generally, people who are extremely overweight or obese already have a host of numerous other health issues, prior to contracting the virus.
Whereas, the report was interesting, it didn’t tell us much more about swine flu, or the risks associated with people being skinny or fat. Therefore, using such reports and the mass media is extremely dangerous. Just like using political correctness in the healthcare industry would be incorrect thinking. Further, it’s far too easy for citizens to misinterpret this data, or for an irresponsible reporter to misconstrue the reality. Indeed, I hope you will please consider this.
Lance Winslow is a retired Founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes in research and good reporting too. Note: All of Lance Winslow’s articles are written by him, not by Automated Software, any Computer Program, or Artificially Intelligent Software.
