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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further by pkaye on Thursday November 29, 2018 @02:36PM (#18563194)
I thought preexisting conditions was eliminated by the ACA? Also corn syrup is not the real culprit. It is just overeating in general. Portion sizes are huge in the US compared to the EU.
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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further by ams6110 on Thursday November 29, 2018 @03:11PM (#18563494)
The issue with corn syrup is mostly that it made it cheap for producers to load up their food with it. And most people like sweet food, so they eat more and buy more.

Corn syrup isn't really any better or worse for you than cane sugar, it's just a lot cheaper.

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Re:U.S. Life Expectancy Falls Further by ArtDev on Thursday November 29, 2018 @03:31PM (#18563686)
Preexisting conditions are still a thing if you cannot afford normal health insurance because you are self-employed and have to scrape by on short-term health insurance. It sucks.
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