I will never understand sue happy Americans

The average life expectancy in the world is 71.4 years, that means nothing because it's just an "average". Afghanistan has the lowest expectancy (60.5 years both men and women). Switzerland is 85.3 for women 81.3 for men (they drink and smoke more!), this is the highest immediately after Japan, United States it's only 81.4 for women and 76.4 for men, that is not months, but years. This makes me realize that healthy food helps to live at least 5 years more and surely better.

More people have become health conscious. They look at the ingredients on the food packaging. But Americans have grown accustom to wasteful consumption. Over 40% of food are thrown away annually in the U.S.

We here in this part of the world are too occupied and thankfully legal proceedings take generations to get the final verdict... Poor lawyers of our country...

Yep, I take what I hear with a grain of salt. Someone even told me that heating up olive oil turns it into a carcinogen. It (heating it up) may break down some of the benefits, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

I would rather live the way we do than have our governments not caring what chemicals we are eating in our food. Between air pollution and chemicals to grow bigger crops the numbers of cancers has increased and including .children dying because of misuse of chemicals in our food. Sometimes Lawyers are our best friends.

With the case of what my family have been for the past 15 years, rechecking what are going to take is a must

I would like to see the rate of cancer cut down so keeping things out of our food that can cause cancer and out of our homes is good I think. I do not smoke I try to do what I can to reduce my risk. I do agree though that people are way to sue crazy here in America. It really bugs me!

I do not listen to much of what ils said nn the net about various foodswhat I do is researh on the web for a reliable person who knows the truth about foods I miss "Shiv I never did know his last name but he was an Indianfrom India and boy did he know about boods he belonged to]our little diabetic party group of five people.I missthem all when I had to move here

I think this is what we call "System" which a lot of countries lack. And if you are too busy and unable to find a lawyer, one will be provided for. So are we clear here? Still not clear enough, here speak to my lawyers. Sorry I am just cajoling here but this is how the US works. Systematically.

whatever it is, eat healthy and do exercises for a long healthy life irrespective of thinking about other people

Yep. Aren't we a 'trip'? You're right on the money in everything you said, I want you to come here and run for President because none of the clowns we have here are qualified for the job

alrighty, ms. vanny! somehow i lost followin' ya, but've since remedied that. dunno what the heck "SMH" means?? i hear ya'n the lawyers 'n cloggin' the court systems with non-sense. not to mention that whate'er settlement folks get, the lawyers get 40% - which fuels their desire to pursue these legalities. 'n the other hand though, many companies've been poisonin' folks fer years. poor practices't the manufacturin' end's caused many deaths'n illnesses. the f.d.a. did nothin' to prevent such. what took the jobs 'way from america t'weren't the lawsuits, but a weakenin' 'f the american mind-set. 'bout the 80's seemed to be the turnin' point. where folks thought the jobs they did were worth more'n they were gettin' paid. some were correct, 's the companies made record profits yearly 'n their employees worked fer mere pennies'n the dollar. unions made a big stink (they've 'come jest's corrupt's the government) 'n jobs went o'erseas. i agree 'n the non-sense part i've read'n responses below. one day coffee'll kill ya, the next year'r so, they tell ya to drink 't least 2 cups a day. seems to be that way with most thingies. sadly, too many americans seem to lack common sense 'n too much'f anythin' aint good. they lack the ability to accept responsibility fer their own actions, 'nstead pointin' the finger't others. professin' that they're the reason they're obese, got diabetes 'n the like.

Yes, suing should be reserved for life changing events in my humble opinion. But just the other day I fell when I didn't see a step on the deck at my friend's house. She jokingly said, "Please don't sue" I wasn't hurt but wouldn't have thought of suing anyway. When I told my aunt, she said it happened to her when she stepped off a train and they hadn't put the little step in place. Her lawyer friend wrote a letter to the railway and they gave her $700. I wanted to say that they shouldn't have given her any more than the drycleaning cost for her outfit. If it were me, I would take the responsibility on myself for not noticing the step was missing. I don't get people who expect to be paid for their own carelessness.

Let me make you busy today

Most Americans are sue happy because they think suing some one will get them easy money.

It is a little odd-always someone ready to sue!

There are some very rich lawyers around these days who I believe are unscrupulous!

I won't talk in terms of American or any other nationality. The carcinogenic substances are absorbed by crops and such through fertilizers used during farming. The people who are prone to obesity due to genes or their digestive systems, they should cut down on the meat intake.