Today, 38% of teens are diabetic or pre diabetic and that should get everybody's attention. One third a chronic disease crisis. Also national security crisis. 77% of our children cannot qualify for military service, largely because of obesity or chronic disease. Decades of failed policy and perverse incentives transform one of the world's greatest health care systems into a sick care system that profits from illness instead of protecting health. (10:10–10:18)
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Asserts that 77% of U.S. children are ineligible for military service due to obesity or chronic disease.
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