By Michael Snyder: Lists the embarrassing categories in which America leads the world. Below are a few shockers.
Health? Of all the major industrialized nations, America is the most obese. Mexico is #2. Back in 1962, only 13 percent of all Americans were obese. Today, approximately 36 percent of all Americans are obese.
Drugged out: America leads the world in prescription drug consumption. According to a study conducted by the Mayo Clinic, 70 percent of all Americans are on at least one prescription drug. An astounding 20 percent of all Americans are on at least five prescription drugs. Overall, Americans will spend more than 280 billion dollars on prescription drugs during 2013.
America has the highest rate of illegal drug use on the entire planet.
Crime: There are more total crimes in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.
America has the highest incarceration rate and the largest total prison population in the entire world by a wide margin.
There are more reported rapes in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.
There are more reported murders in the United States each year than anywhere else in the world.
