I also look forward to working with Dr. Jay Bhattachara and Dr. Marty Makary to fund and prioritize rigorous nutrition research at the NIH and at the fda. The stakes are measurable and severe. A Johns Hopkins analysis estimates that 48% of every federal taxpayer dollar now goes to health care. The CDC reports that 90% of health care spending treats chronic disease. That means that 40%, 40 cents of every dollar that taxpayers pay in this country is going to treat diseases that could be averted through good food. (03:57–04:07)
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