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January 28, 2011

Who profits off you being unhealthy v. healthy?

Jay Parkinson, MD 16 hours ago in reply to fran

  • Coca-Cola makes a direct profit off you behaving unhealthily. What are the companies that make a direct profit off your everyday behaviors that optimize health?Like Reply
Jon Christianson 13 hours ago in reply to Jay Parkinson, MD

  • This is a good question - much of the US economy clearly benefits from promoting unhealthy behavior (e.g, mainstream food industry, energy, health care, retail, etc.).

    I suspect most facets of tourism make a direct profit off of behaviors that optimize health.