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. (04:07–04:13)
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Asserts that 90% of health care spending is on chronic disease treatment.
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