We spend three times more per capita than the European nation European Union on health care and our life expectancy is five years lower, largely due to diet related chronic disease. Our childhood obesity rate is five times higher than countries like France. One third of US teens have prediabetes, over 35% are overweight or obese. And 20% of young adults have non alcoholic fatty liver disease. 77% of military aged Americans are ineligible for military service because of diet related conditions. (09:51–09:58)
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Asserts that a significant portion of U.S. teens are prediabetic or overweight/obese.
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