90% of health care spending goes toward treating chronic disease. We calculated recently that if you include the VA and the Pentagon and the Social Security office and my agency, We spend today about 48 cents out of every federal dollar that Americans pay in taxes now goes to health care, and 90% of that goes to chronic disease, most of which are linked to our food. More than 70% of American adults are overweight or obese. One third of teenagers have diabetes or pre diabetes 38%. This is not only a public health challenge, it's a national security issue. (29:26–29:41)
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Asserts that 48 cents of every federal tax dollar goes to healthcare, with 90% of that for chronic diseases linked to food.
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