CDR: Re: why should it be trusted?

At 10:34 PM 10/18/00 -0400, Neil Johnson wrote:

I don't have a problem with insurance companies raising rates for people who smoke, are overweight (cough, cough), or have high cholesterol (cough, cough, cough). That's behavior that can be changed.

How silly. Weight and cholesterol (and intelligence and lifespan) have strong genetic factors, as does smoking and drinking, how you respond to stress, etc. You might start by looking up 'dopamine receptors' or 'self medication'