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One could consider Americans poisoned by something, considering that 40% of the American population is obese (not just overweight) and sperm count has declined

One could consider Americans poisoned by something, considering that 40% of the American population is obese (not just overweight) and sperm count has declined 50% in developed countries over the past few decades.

rapnie 7y ago
Maybe poisoned by greed, the main ingredient of unbridled capitalism?
- refurb 7y ago
  Are you arguing communist and socialist systems don’t have greed?
  - rapnie 7y ago
    They sure do, but they do not preach 'greed is good', so not as main ingredient I guess.
throwawayhhakdl 7y ago
Hmm... is the sperm count stat normalized to the obesity problem? I keep hearing things about America’s declining health, some of which seem to be “mysterious” and concerning. But then I’m always reminded that a lot of it is just people being fat. People being fat sounds like a highly probable culprit for why sperm counts are dropping on average.