I think this is a farce. If we weighed less would that stop the people who see 20 different doctors to get prescription medicine? What about the smokers and drinkers. Really I guess we should get rid of kids and old people, they go to the doctor a lot. Why is the cost of healthcare going up, because the boomers are getting older and a lot of them mistreated their bodies for a long time. Also, we are a nancy (no offense to anyone name Nancy) society that runs to the doctor everytime our nose runs. If we let our immune systems work, they will fix most of our problems.
If you dont think that eating habits and being grossly overweight don't contribute to rising healthcare cost in some form or fashion, then you are simply wrong.