What is the most important health issue facing americans today???

More than looking for a specific disease to fear, why don't we look at the food we as Americans put into our systems, the additives and steroids we pump into our children and blame that for the epidemics we're encountering. In the 90s I read about high fructose corn syrup. It was accsued of doubling the obesity rates of americans in just over a decade. It's a cheap sugar that is put in ALMOST EVERY QUICK MEAL YOU SERVE YOURSELF. It's in chips and fruit juice. I am lactose intolerant. In the United States. But when I travel abroad, I can comfortably indulge in dairy. Why, I ask you? Because their cattle are not pumped with steroids. Other countries do notpack their chickens in so tightly that they eat each other. A 2 month old chicken is actually the size of a 2 month old chicken. Look at the cancer rates in other countries and compare it to their diet. I am more and more convinced that the things which are created to convenience us are making us ill.

im not from the usa but from what i hear in the papers and on the news ..its obesity and no insurance when you get sick and end up with huge bills. the uk might slag the NHS off ...but least we have it over here..feel sorry for the americans who have to pay for their treatments.

The biggest health care problem is lack of care for Americans who don't have health insurance and can't afford to get what they need.

I think the biggest health issue today is that a huge percentage of American's do not have health insurance. Therefore they never get the medical treatment they need.

I think the most important health issue facing Americans today is obesity.. Lack of exercise and preference for junk food has resulted in a lot of people suffering from obesity. People need to understand that this is an issue.

I would have to say obesity, so many other health related problems are related to our country's obsession with fast food and junk food.