alt Hacker NewsStatins help a bit (and are widely prescribed in the US) but they don't fix the problem.
Diet and exercise are huge health variables that doctors don't really have the tools to do anything about.
Statins help a bit (and are widely prescribed in the US) but they don't fix the problem.
Diet and exercise are huge health variables that doctors don't really have the tools to do anything about.
The problem we are discussing here is mortality, and statins definitely have an effect on mortality.
Obesity can be prevented, can be treated, and its effects on health can be managed. We are actually living through something of a miracle in the treatment of lifestyle diseases. For example, the proportion of total deaths among adults with diabetes from vascular causes (heart disease) declined from 48% in 1988–94 to 34% in 2010–15 (https://sci-hub.st/10.1016/S0140-6736(18)30314-3).
The USA is not some kind of global outlier with a uniquely unhealthy population. The problem is *very obviously* something to do with how healthcare is provided here.