Hold These Truths with Dan Crenshaw Food Pyramid Scams and America’s Obesity Epidemic | Calley Means
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Apr 12, 2023 AI Snips
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Obesity's Impact
- Obesity is the biggest problem in the world, linked to eight of the top ten causes of death in America.
- 85% of US healthcare costs are tied to food-preventable and reversible conditions.
Obesity and Healthcare Costs
- The increasing healthcare costs in the US are significantly related to rising obesity rates.
- This connection should be a starting point for addressing healthcare cost concerns.
Systemic Obesity Issues
- Americans are not inherently lazier or less disciplined than before, yet obesity has skyrocketed.
- This points to systemic issues, not just personal responsibility, as drivers of this epidemic.