NHS surgery ban proposed for smokers and obese

[flightnurse2MD]

No, it's not. Read the good nutrition books. All calories are not made equal. That's why people lose weight on keto even without significant calorie restrictions. Fructose and sugar are simply toxic to the human body in anything but moderate amounts. The insulin resistance and pro-inflammatory state they induce are a virtual guarantee of weight gain and difficult weight loss.

"Everything in moderation" stops working when "everything" we are offered is junk/industrial "food".

Also, some people have bad genes. Couple that with bad nutrition and it's a recipe for disaster. They will be overweight/obese for life, without significant nutrition control.

In the wild, these people would all be eaten first. Same theory applies to a Zombie Apocalypse as well...

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[DrCommonSense]

Thoughts?
I think I'd have lots more days off.

NHS provokes fury with indefinite surgery ban for smokers and obese

If they ever tried this in the USA, the surgical volume would drop by >60%.

NHS is right though considering the outcomes of surgeries on these patients, particularly for elective back surgeries and orthopedic surgeries.

The outcomes for the vast majority of these patients are truly horrendous when you actually followup on them post surgically for most elective orthopedics and back surgeries (especially fusions) with huge increase in narcotic requirements leading to a worsening of the opioid crisis.

 

[DrCommonSense]

Yeah, basically I'd lose my job. lol

Correct, most anesthesiologists salaries would collapse if this was ever implemented, especially with the CRNA independence issues.

CRNAs could more easily manage the non obese and non smoking population as well.