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In this video, I explore how the rise of risk-factor medicine, combined with America’s social fragmentation, made people morally and socially responsible for their own health.

This is the 3rd article in my series “Healers to Healthkeepers.”

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* 00:00 - Intro

* 01:11 - Birth of Risk Factor Medicine

* 03:14 - The Moral Transformation to “Individual Choice”

* 06:06 - Prevention Becomes Virtue

* 07:06 - Healthism

* 09:19 - The Tradeoffs

* 12:35 - Outro

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