I bet this can all be explained by the negligence of government to protect the public against dangerous chemicals in the water, food, and consumer products because of lobbying by private industry.
It seems it's the chemical we're putting in ourselves. No government blame needed.
That and the myriad of agricultural subsidies and especially corn subsides. Most Americans are above 50% corn… the same way my cat is made of water and cat food. Whether though consuming it directly or through meat and dairy fed on corn.
The end result has been the SAD as we know it: food that’s cheap and profitable but unhealthy.
Where does it say that alcohol and tobacco consumption have increased in the time period? In fact for at least one group, as expected, it's decreased as a ranking factor.
So - while it's absolutely true that individuals must take responsibility for their choices, it seems reasonable to associate the increase with trends that have increased - highly processed foods etc. Not alcohol and tobacco.
The criticism of government inaction and lobbying therefore seems a good default position to take.
This has been facilitated by food industry compliant with legislators, so there's a lot of government blame needed.
low carb, low inflammatory, high protein ratio combined with heady/meaty lettuces and non root veggies.
the american food pyramid is a farse and drastically needs to be updated.
Norfolk Southern still exists and still makes money off of critical infrastructure.
Deny justice long enough, and people will get their own in the worst way possible one day.
we do an about face on lots of “dietary risk factors” every 5-10 years
I do agree that it makes no sense to blame the mortality on smoking. The change in smoking is clearly not what is leading it.
edit: Parent post originally stated something about the "enshittification of the US".
Companies like 3M, Bayer, Dow, Shell and BP are polluting the whole world directly. Companies like H&M and Primark are doing it indirectly by using the cheapest supplier for mass market crap they sell. I recently heard that most bamboo fiber (which westerners buy because they think it's environmentally friendly) is produced in China, because the chemicals needed are extremely toxic and hard to properly process. In China they are just released into nature and as long as the Chinese company says they don't do that, the western companies can say they buy 'good fibers' and turn a blind eye to the pollution. This way we spread our love all around the world.
A lot of crappy food choices were spearheaded, exported, and promoted to death, by the US, anyway.
The study said "(diet high in red meat, low in fruits, high in sodium and low in milk, etc)"
which basically means "everywhere in the first world" since red meat is often too expensive in 3rd-world settings. And globalization means that every first world country is using the same products.
I would say it's actually a lot easier than eating meat, because meat doesn't keep for long unless it's frozen, and is very expensive if you want anything high quality and ethically sourced.
Low sodium is still hard though.
You know, novel technologically produced chemicals (or natural chemicals in unnatural quantities) that may have negative impact on your body that we either are unaware of or have underestimated.
Travel based medicine, science based medicine, AI based medicine, all seem like a welcome change from the US's Authority Based Medicine.