I'm sort of an agnostic when it comes to the way the US healthcare system should be. I know that the free market has handled health care in the US poorly, leaving a crazy amount of people in debt or without adequate care. At the same time I've had extensive familiarity with the Canadian health care system, having lived in Canada and having a Canadian girlfriend with some serious health problems. There are major negatives to that system as well.
Let me get to the point. I was poking around the internet and found the world health care rankings as ranked by the WHO. (http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-hea...h-systems/)
Now the US ranked at 37 and Canada at 30 (France at 1) and I was wondering if our healthcare wouldn't be considered better if our population was sooo obese. Every country in the top 20 are countries with rates of obesity far lower than that of both the US and Canada. Canada also has a relatively high rate of obesity. Would France's healthcare be the top if they had the rate of Obesity that we have? Does having a good healthcare system lead to lower obesity? I don't really know and am curious for some forum input.
Let me get to the point. I was poking around the internet and found the world health care rankings as ranked by the WHO. (http://thepatientfactor.com/canadian-hea...h-systems/)
Now the US ranked at 37 and Canada at 30 (France at 1) and I was wondering if our healthcare wouldn't be considered better if our population was sooo obese. Every country in the top 20 are countries with rates of obesity far lower than that of both the US and Canada. Canada also has a relatively high rate of obesity. Would France's healthcare be the top if they had the rate of Obesity that we have? Does having a good healthcare system lead to lower obesity? I don't really know and am curious for some forum input.