14 years old article is a good reason to take note of it as it shows it is not just some fad but important long-term issue. I don't think the issue itself is c

14 years old article is a good reason to take note of it as it shows it is not just some fad but important long-term issue. I don't think the issue itself is controversial. I was taught at university that our life expectancy is determined roughly speaking one third by our genes, one third by our lifestyle and one third by healthcare. And then it became apparent that most healthcare interventions (childhood vaccinations, antibiotics, most medicines) that have a big effect are relatively cheap. The most costly interventions have the least effect. We could easily cut the health budget in half with only a marginal decrease of actual outcomes. But it would be very hard to do due to politics, the structure of incentives etc. But we really need to critically examine and educate people that expecting more and more from healthcare despite progress in this field can only lead to diminishing results. We cannot change our genes (yet) but we need to think more about our lifestyle (obesity, drug and alcohol use) which could provide considerable potential as well.