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Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by riquito on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @11:05PM (#38273238)
More recent stats

US [1]

Percent of adults aged 20 and over with obesity: 41.9% (2017-March 2020) Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 73.6%

EU [2] [3]

Obese: 16% Percent of adults aged 18 and over with overweight, including obesity: 52.7%

[1] https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm [2] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php... [3] https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/hlth_ehis_bm1...

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Re:Life expectancy for men in US falls to 73 – six years les... by atmavatar on Wednesday November 15, 2023 @12:29AM (#38273643)
It doesn't help that virtually all foods in the US have added sugar. If some day I read about vegetables and livestock being genetically engineered to increase sugar content as well, I would be completely unsurprised.
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