Originally Posted by
blaine
Laziness? Come on man, I'm sure you have more character in you than saying dumb stuff like that. Sure there are people who dont live healthy lifestyles, but there are many people who's bodies just cant metabolize at a high rate or people who have issues with the thyroid, etc. You can't judge a person by the way he looks. Also, safety has nothing to do with weight and no airline I know of in the world base employment on weight. Get it together and stop making stuff up. Nothing you said above is the truth, just your ridiculous opinion. Whats wrong with you?
I welcome any peer-reviewed, published research literature you can offer indicating that "nothing (I) said above is the truth" and that it's all just my "ridiculous opinion."
Are you saying the FAA, NTSB, and a wealth of peer-reviewed medical research on this topic are all just "ridiculous"? Please write the FAA Aeromedical branch and share your opinion that you feel their data is "ridiculous"--I would love to see their response.
I feel compassion for people with color blindness, vision impairments, serious mental health conditions, and physical disabilities (including BMI>40) who are unable to safely operate an aircraft carrying the flying public. I wish EVERYONE could do what they wanted to in life, and I hope that medical technologies will one day make it possible for everyone to fly an airplane.
However, I will not budge on my position that having a high BMI (and a concomitantly increased risk of SCD (sudden cardiac death) and obstructive sleep apnea) is a serious safety concern that requires urgent aeromedical intervention by the FAA.
Here's one more study for you to read while you attempt to discredit my assertions:
Sudden cardiac death among firefighters ?45*yea... [Am J Cardiol. 2013] - PubMed - NCBI