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Jon Husted: “It's costing the American taxpayer more money through…”

Featuring: Jon Husted, Republican | Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

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Discussion on Dietary Guidelines and National Debt with Jon Husted and Speaker B

Published | Video Starts at 04:36

Because getting unhealthy foods out of that program, if you're at the bottom quartile of income, you're almost twice as likely to obese as you're at the top quartile and diabetic. And. And it's costing people their productivity, their quality of life. It's costing the American taxpayer more money through Medicare, Medicaid and other health services that we provide. And I just would say we talked about kids. I want to give you a moment to just share a thought. In 2022 we had a shortage of infant formula. (04:36–04:44)

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Asserts that obesity and diabetes are increasing costs for American taxpayers through Medicare, Medicaid, and other health services.

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