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. The United States has the highest obesity and type 2 diabetes rate in the developing world. We spend three times more per capita than the 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. (09:32–09:46)
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Asserts that U.S. health care spending is higher and life expectancy lower than the EU, due to diet-related diseases.
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