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Bill Clinton: “We're looking at people in their 30s losing their limbs, becoming blind. And for all the rest of us, we have a huge…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2006
We're looking at people in their 30s losing their limbs, becoming blind. And for all the rest of us, we have a huge vested interest in this because we already spend about 50 percent more than any other country in the world on health care as a percent of our income.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Bill Clinton discusses the health care costs associated with the obesity epidemic during his 'Fit Nation' campaign.

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