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TheBig3 · 09-03-2021, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

US regulation on food doesn't differ that much from the EU

though it's fair to ask how much obesity would burden a universal healthcare system

I would think there'd just be a higher incentive for doctors to address it

The total economic cost of obesity is estimated at $1.72 trillion per year, or 9.3 percent of gross domestic product.

In the private sector, subsidies enabled mass production and stockpiling of food in preparation for food scarcity during the next global conflict. The postwar industrialization of food led to a domestic food market rife with highly processed, carbohydrate-laden, shelf-stable and convenient foods.

It may be hard to imagine, but sugar can be considered more deadly than opioids. Sugar has become infamous in the American diet, leading to a severe rise in cases of type 2 diabetes. Opioids kill over 100 people a day. But sugar, which is just as addictive and even more deadly. Type 2 diabetes alone kills at least twice as many Americans as opioid overdoses on any given day.