The CDC, that’s Centers for Disease Control, released a factoid today that some might find interesting:

 Centers for Disease Control

Now, most people will blame this on obesity and/or smoking.  People are fat and smoke in a lot of these other countries as well.  I think the main difference is:
example of elective surgery

I don’t think too many other cultures spend what we do on elective surgery.  Whether it’s bigger, firmer boobs, lyposuction, lasix, tummy tucks, whatever, US citizens I think go under the knife much more enthusiastically than any other country on the planet.

I’m OK with that.

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