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GUEST BLOG: Ian Powell – Rheumatic fever highlights challenge of social determinants of health


D Esterre
Afewknowthetruth: “….obesity, obesity-triggered diabetes, lung cancer and tooth decay to the long list of health factors made worse by the corporation-friendly government.”
These are all conditions in which personal choices as to diet, exercise and lifestyle are of moment. How do you see the government(s) as having exacerbated them?
Bonniedog
I will be charitable & presume that you have never seen advertising, lots of food sellers advertise their products & given the bell curve of ability there will always be people to take the bait as the saying goes & consume the products. We have had a long list of governments who reward companies that cause social damage by having the taxpayer pay for the problems caused instead of applying a tax to the unhealthy activity. Personal choice is important but if you got off your high horse & mixed with a large section of society you would find that the ability to make sound personal choices varies a lot across the p ....

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