And we know why this matters. America is facing an existential crisis. As I mentioned, we spend more on health care than any nation the world and yet we're the sickest. Nearly 90% of health care spending goes to treat chronic disease and more than 40% of every federal dollar goes to relate to treat diet related conditions. More than 70% of adults are overweight or obese. One third of US teens have diabetes or prediabetes. (09:21–09:35)
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Asserts that a significant portion of U.S. healthcare spending is on chronic and diet-related diseases.
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