The poor in this country suffer from diseases of obesity. Something prior to now thought to be a historical impossibility. I would argue this problem contributes to the opioid epidemic. Obesity causes a myriad of back, joint, etc. problems where pain is the primary symptom & something to control it the primary treatment.
That’s a good point. Also, unlike all of recorded history, our poorest are generally sedentary and have been for a while now. There’s a lot of folks who entered middle age who have never been in shape, ever. That brings its own physical problems, especially as they get older.
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