Re: Life expectancy and birth

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this info.  The US actually has worst infant and maternal (mothers

who die in relation to childbirth)mortality rates in the developed world, and we

are the only industrialized country in the world where maternal deaths are

actually on the rise.  The disparity between infant mortality in caucasian,

upper income populations and working class people of color is particularly 

striking. 

I work as a doula for a non-profit that works with moms who are low income and

one of the most prevelant problems I see with my clients is maternal nutrition-

many of these women believe that are eating well and are trying to eat better

for the sake of the baby, but have no idea about the role of additives and

chemicals in the prepared food they are consuming.  Malnutrition can lead to

low-birth weight, early labor, and other major birth defects.   There are next

to zero resources for education around this.  Programs that do exist (such as

WIC)  do next to nothing to educate people on actual nutrition, and as discussed

previously on this list actually give vouchers for food that isn't that good for

you.

Seems like it makes sense to try to give babes the best start possible, but our

government obviously thinks the money is better spent elsewhere (like on war and

bailouts for example)!

Subject: Re: Life expectancy

To: trad-foods-MN

Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 6:37 PM

I've been doing a lot of interesting research. In the US, we have

this idea that we are the most " advanced " , that people live longer here and that

people are healthier here. The information I've been finding does NOT support

this idea.

According to the CDC, for infant mortality, the US ranks 29th (tied with

Slovakia and Poland) out of 37 countries reporting. That means 28 countries

have a LOWER infant mortality rate than the US!

We don't do much better for life expectancy. The US ranks 26th out of 37

countries reporting.

One other interesting piece of information. Healthcare costs per person in the

US is NEARLY DOUBLE the healthcare cost per person of any other country, even

those with higher life expectancies and lower infant mortality.

With all the money that is spent in this country on healthcare, you would think

that we'd have less infant mortality and a greater life expectancy. But that's

not what's happening. With all these statistics, do you think any of ther

" experts " might ever come to the conclusion that it has something to do with

what people in this country eat??????? All the money spent on healthcare can't

even begin to make a dent in the consequences of eating fake, chemically

manufactured, empty " food. "

Terri

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