Definitely obesity. The thing is - some of the actual diseases can help cause obesity as well. If you get one of the diseases you will generally get others and it is a vicious circle.
Obesity isn't always just caused by failure to stop eating either. With all the crap in our food, and the over-processing and other methods of creation/preparation it is surprising anyone is still a normal weight. High-fructose corn syrup is one of the worst. Also if someone is poor they stand far more of a chance of being obese because of the food they can afford.
Something else people forget about - kids inactivity. Kids used to play outside all the time, and they played sports in school, and were always doing something. They used to have actual recess in school where they played on the merry-go-round, see-saw, or played tag. Now it isn't safe for kids to play outside in many places, schools don't want to be sued for playground injuries, sports now cost a fortune for physicals, equipment, even dresses and such for cheerleading. Kids now live on social media and video games. It all adds up. They grow up, maybe go to college, and get a desk job where they never move.
If RFK Jr. doesn't get things going in the right direction it will continue to get worse and worse until our expected lifespans drop 20 or 30 years.
Thanks your detailed educated response. What would you attribute the 400% increase in Sleep Apnea o er the last few Decades?
Definitely obesity. The thing is - some of the actual diseases can help cause obesity as well. If you get one of the diseases you will generally get others and it is a vicious circle.
Obesity isn't always just caused by failure to stop eating either. With all the crap in our food, and the over-processing and other methods of creation/preparation it is surprising anyone is still a normal weight. High-fructose corn syrup is one of the worst. Also if someone is poor they stand far more of a chance of being obese because of the food they can afford.
Something else people forget about - kids inactivity. Kids used to play outside all the time, and they played sports in school, and were always doing something. They used to have actual recess in school where they played on the merry-go-round, see-saw, or played tag. Now it isn't safe for kids to play outside in many places, schools don't want to be sued for playground injuries, sports now cost a fortune for physicals, equipment, even dresses and such for cheerleading. Kids now live on social media and video games. It all adds up. They grow up, maybe go to college, and get a desk job where they never move.
If RFK Jr. doesn't get things going in the right direction it will continue to get worse and worse until our expected lifespans drop 20 or 30 years.