Americans are stopping or reducing their medication intake due to economic hardships, leading to potential increases in medical issues. As prescription usage declines, emergency medical interventions may rise while nutrition is circumvented. Struggling financially, people opt for cheaper but unhealthier foods, worsening medical conditions that diet and medication could manage. This could fuel assertions that diet does not work and shows poor dietary compliance, though the underlying causes may be economic difficulties reducing prescription adherence.

1. Why Americans stop taking their medicine…and what happens to the diet?