USA residents rank worse than rest of developed countries:http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/report-americans-less-healthy-die-younger-than-global-peers/A report was released by the National Academies Press called, “U.S. Health in International Perspective: Shorter Lives, Poorer Health.” http://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/CPOP/US_Health_in_International_Perspective/index.htmIn the report, statistics from the WHO prove that our death rate is higher: http://sites.nationalacademies.org/dbasse/cpop/dbasse_080393#deaths-from-all-causesThe New Yorker featured an article written by Dr. Allan S. Detsky, M.D., Ph.D. Potential causes of these statistics are discussed:http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/why-america-is-losing-the-health-raceSugar Causes people to be fat – the Sugar Industry Covered up the Facts:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/well/eat/how-the-sugar-industry-shifted-blame-to-fat.html?_r=0New dietary guidelines were influenced by food industry lobbying:http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F4130043%2Flobbying-politics-dietary-guidelines%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHTf9QcTPY60Al4EhKAriIos0OqGwYouTube video: Sugar – The Bitter Truth by Robert Lustig, MD:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBnniua6-oMDocumentary – FedUp (also available on NetFlix):http://fedupmovie.com/#/page/home