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Socialism Cures Obesity - By Jonah Goldberg - The Corner - National Review Online
Obesity by country:USA:30.6%
Britain:23%
Canada:14.3%
Sweden:9.7%
Norway:8.3%
Japan:3.2%
Korea:3.2%
Is it a need for more socialism to cure obesity in USA?
The stress of being exposed to economic insecurity may mean people living in countries with so-called free market economies are more likely to become obese,
In a study in the journal Economics and Human Biology, Oxford University researchers found that Americans and Britons are much more likely to be obese than Norwegians and Swedes, and suggested that the stress of life in a competitive social system without a strong welfare state may cause people to overeat.
Offers team looked at 11 wealthy countries and found that those with a liberal market regime with strong market incentives and relatively weak welfare states experienced one-third more obesity on average.
Both Norway and Sweden have fat and sugar taxes, tax cuts on vegetables and fruit.
Obesity by country:USA:30.6%
Britain:23%
Canada:14.3%
Sweden:9.7%
Norway:8.3%
Japan:3.2%
Korea:3.2%
Is it a need for more socialism to cure obesity in USA?
The stress of being exposed to economic insecurity may mean people living in countries with so-called free market economies are more likely to become obese,
In a study in the journal Economics and Human Biology, Oxford University researchers found that Americans and Britons are much more likely to be obese than Norwegians and Swedes, and suggested that the stress of life in a competitive social system without a strong welfare state may cause people to overeat.
Offers team looked at 11 wealthy countries and found that those with a liberal market regime with strong market incentives and relatively weak welfare states experienced one-third more obesity on average.
Both Norway and Sweden have fat and sugar taxes, tax cuts on vegetables and fruit.
