How come so many people don't care about their health?

Question

Bad American food, alcoholic drinks, illicit drugs and other substances, no exercise, and then they are surprised when they get sick.

Answer 1

Lack of education, depression and generally low self-esteem.

People get into habits that they are unaware of surprising as that may sound. Plus there’s a pervasive mentality that anything can be undone or fixed quickly. For example, a lot of people assume that a simple case of the flu won’t kill them when there is always that small chance that due to poor health conditions to begin with, might prevent their full recovery.

Answer 2

It is all about convenience and solving the hungry feeling, not all American foods are bad. America is about Freedom, freedom to drink, abuse ones body and to be able to do whatever we want, whenever we want, with whom ever we want. The surprise comes when we find that health coverage gets cut and the cost of medications.
The majority of the illicit drugs in America come from other countries, exploiting the vulnerability of Americans. Americans are busy trying to cater to the foreigners so they too can indulge what freedom is and then end up sick, sick of having everything in a variety of languages for those that don't speak English and refuse to learn the language because they only want the freedom that they have heard about.
"DON'T TREAD on Americans!" If you are not from here then do us a favor and embrace FREEDOM, don't turn Freedom into two words, Free and Dumb because if you are not from here, learn what it takes to remain here, ENGLISH!

Answer 3

Because most people, especially younger people, think they're going to live forever. It'susually not until there's a cataclysmic episode in their life that people start taking better care of themselves.

The definition of what a cataclysmic event is, is different for everyone. One person might just need to see something on TV, another might have to experience it personally.

There are always going to be people that take care of themselves naturally, but for the most part it's the idea that "it's never going to happen to me" that causes most people to not care.

Answer 4

I wish I knew. My next door neighbors smoke like it's going out of style. I have to close the windows to keep the smoke out. I've noticed a lot of younger people are smoking still. They think they'll live forever....if only they realized how terrible it is to be sick.

Answer 5

If we followed all the health rules, i.e. Early to bed,no sex, no alcohol, eat less, more exercise, eat salads, no steaks, no french fries. What the hells left! Who wants to live longer like that? Pig out! put out! and die out! lol.

Answer 6

They are scared to know cause it can cause much to worry about,which is wrong.They should better know the truth about their health,after all they know that they are causing damage to their health by their actions.

Answer 7

coz if they care about health too much, then they will get worried about catching certain diseases. Once they catch the disease, thats when they become more health concious.

Answer 8

because people are sick of being told to constantly be healthy and eat this, eat that. it's all like being a child again

Answer 9

that's Americans for u

Answer 10

only some