Quote:I think we need to look at existing models that work. The Australian model works, German model works, Canadian model works. We also need to address why the United States has lower health outcomes compared to other industrialized countries yet we spend the most on healthcare. We need to talk about preventative care vs reactive care. We need to address the Obesity epidemic
in this country. Lot of things to look at.

This goes alot deeper than just the 'healthcare' system. High fructose corn syrup replacing sugar and the rapid increased of processed food being one thing. Also the increased proliferation of GMO's allowing our grains to be saturated with 'Roundup' which is screwing with our gut bacteria is a thing also.

 

And thats ignoring the impact of companies like McDonalds. You could eat 'not healthy' food at home (if you made from scratch) and I bet most morbidly obese would lose weight just from reducing the side effects of an industrial food system. In fact, Obesity has almost nothing to do with our actual health system and everything to do with our culture. I can tell a patient till I am blue in the face that he shouldn't eat processed foods or goto McDonalds and they will agree with me. But then they do it anyway cause they are addicted.

 

A lot of people don't like fruits and veggies here, so they get replacements. Full of preservatives and other nonsense from being processed for shelf life that everyone knows is not good for them. Half the country doesn't really cook or eat at home. Women focus on careers and don't know how to cook, and most men never knew. Thats a factor too. Just messed up from all kinds of angle. You can't fix it with legislation IMO. 

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