American Medical Association finds people in US are sick for an average of 12.4 years, an increase from figure in 2000
  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    16 days ago

    Also because our health is already predisposed to being garbage compared to other countries thanks to our obesity crisis. Of course while that should be treated at the source like the UK is doing by e.g. not allowing junk food companies to advertize directly to kids

    The real source is car-dependency – i.e., bad zoning policy.

    See also:

    https://youtu.be/KPUlgSRn6e0

    https://youtu.be/4ZxzBcxB7Zc?t=666