38% of American teens are diabetic or pre diabetic and the cost to our country is ruinous. When my uncle was President, we spent zero on chronic disease in this country. We spend $4.3 trillion a year [on chronic disease] and it's growing faster than anything in the budget. and it's going to bankrupt us if a. And it's really, it's a spiritual warfare because this is a spiritual malaise. This affects mental health. (01:53–01:58)
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