America is killing us

http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/09/health/international-health-report/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

At the beginning of the year our class talked about how no matter what is and is not accurate, it is common thought that America is the greatest country in the world. I have always been a strong believer that it is not. Now, I don't have another country in mind, but I have always disagreed because of Americas healthcare  and because there are so many ignorant people walking around complaining about how out of shape and pathetic they are without choosing to do anything about it. This article discusses how Americans' have the shortest life expectancy out of  Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Why is this? Well some would say it is only because of healthcare and the ludicrous price of it, but I feel it is more due to the fact that the U.S. has found more and more ways to make fast food cheap and healthy food more expensive, and with the poverty line changing the way it has been, it is so hard for people to make healthy choices. And I don't blame those people, BUT the wealthy/middle class who chooses to eat bad food and then sit on their butt while they take in lard and almost-meats; that is their fault. And it can't be questioned why Americans are dying young. While other countries are dying from starvation we are literally dying from over eating. So is the U.S. the best country in the world? I think not.