It's shocking that our own government helped to drive these cataclysmic changes in our diet. The damage is real, it is preventable and President Trump has ordered it to end. If the United States reduced obesity, type 2 diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer's to Japanese levels, we would save approximately $600 billion a year. about 50% of Medicare's projected long term deficit or $5,000 per family annually. Current policy worsens the problem. 42 million Americans rely on SNAP or common purchases include sugary drinks, Candy and chips. (05:39–06:01)
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Asserts potential savings of $600 billion annually if U.S. health conditions matched Japan's.
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