(04-30-2019, 01:34 PM)mikesez Wrote:

(04-30-2019, 12:37 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote: Yeah, it's a real head scratcher.

We're Number 1!

FTA:

"And in terms of estimates of absolute numbers of people with diabetes in these nations, the U.S., with almost 30 million people with diabetes, has around two thirds the number of cases of all the other 37 nations in the developed nation league combined (46 million)."

As a result of our poor living we end up spending nearly $20k per person more than other countries during the last 36 months of life, mostly treating chronic conditions like Type 2. That accounts for 24% of all health expenditures, a number that is multiple percentage points higher than other developed nations. We spend thousands of dollars trying to fix self-inflicted problems causes by decades of bad decisions. But it's the System's fault!

We have more diabetes because we eat more sugar, but they smoke more and drink more and have more of the diseases you would expect from that.
Also, Mexico eats a lot more sugar and gets more diabetes than us.  They also somehow spend less on health, and cover everyone.

Actually there is a lot more to it than that.  For one thing our meal portions are way too big and not enough healthy stuff.  Also, people have gotten lazy and don't get enough exercise.  I have seen people DRIVE 2 blocks just to go get lunch at a fast food restaurant from the place that I work.  Meal choices are often unhealthy, especially when consumed as part of a "regular" diet.  We had a fat slob that used to work with us that would eat a couple of Hot Pockets every day for lunch and wash them down with some kind of soda.

It's not just "eating more sugar" that is unhealthy, it's the portions and choices that many people make along with being lazy.  That's why we have so many fat people and people with diabetes and other ailments.

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