3-1 Discussion Medical Science

Patientshavingtoomuchfaithinmedicalsciencecanhave

dangerousimplicationsbecauseinsteadofpatientsproactively

engaginginhealthylifestylechoices,theyoftenchoosetotakea

morelackadaisicallifestyleapproachthatleadstothemreactingto

theresultsofpoorlifestylechoicesthroughmedicine,surgical

operations,etc.Forexample,in1980,theCDClistedcardiovascular

diseaseasthenumberonecauseofdeathintheUnitedStates.In

2018(30yearslater),cardiovasculardiseaseisstilllistedasthe

numberonecauseofdeath(CDC,2019).Cardiovasculardiseaseis

largelyintertwinedwithpoorlifestylechoices,whichcanincludean

unhealthydiet,smoking,lackofexercise,etc.Evenwithallthe

knowledgethat’sbeenacquiredsince1980,individualsstillchoose

tolivecarefreelifestylesanddealwiththeconsequenceslater.This

ismainlyattributedtothefactthatpatientshaveagreatdealoffaith

intheprogressthat’stakenplacewithinthemedicalfieldoverthe

past20yearsandbelievethatthereisamedicine,treatmentplan,or

surgicaloperationthatcancurealmostanyailment.

AccordingtotheCDC(2019),obesityanddiabetesrateshave

significantlyincreasedfrom1994-2014,inboththeU.S.pediatric

populationaswellastheadultpopulation.Despitealltheknowledge

that’sbeengainedsince1994,theU.S.populationhasnofearofthe

consequencesofobesitybecausetheybelieveweightlosssurgery

canserveasanacceptablealternative.This,inpart,hastodowith

educationlevel;patientsthatunderstandahealthydiethasother