Doctors tell us to take our pills, exercise, go get that C.T. scan, stop smoking, change our diets, cut out salt, quit drinking, monitor our blood sugar. We know we should do it, but we very often don’t. About three-quarters of patients do not keep appointments for follow-up care. In one study of diabetes patients, only 7 percent were compliant enough with their treatment plans to control the disease. Even people at grave and immediate risk do not always take their medicines: a quarter of kidney transplant patients in one study did not take their medicines correctly, putting them at risk for organ rejection. Among elderly patients with congestive heart failure, 15 percent of repeat hospitalizations were linked to failure to take prescribed medicines. And compliance with exercise and diet programs is even worse. Poor compliance is a major reason that sick people don’t get better, and that our health care costs are so high.
Translation: Los médicos nos dicen tomar nuestros medicamentos, ejercitarse, ir a obtener una prueba de tomografía computarizada, dejar de fumar, cambiar nuestras dietas, cortar el sal, dejar de beber, monitor nuestra glucosa sanguínea. Sabemos que debemos hacerlo, pero muy a menudo no lo hacemos. Alrededor del
Translation: Doctors tell us to take our medications, exercise, go get a CT scan, quit smoking, change our diets, cut back on salt, stop drinking, monitor our blood sugar levels. We know we have to do it, but often we don't. Around 80% of adults in the United States don't follow health


Translation: Los médicos nos dicen tomar nuestros medicamentos, ejercitarse, ir a obtener una prueba de tomografía computarizada, dejar de fumar, cambiar nuestras dietas, cortar el sal, dejar de beber, monitor nuestra glucosa sanguínea. Sabemos que debemos hacerlo, pero muy a menudo no lo hacemos. Alrededor del
 80% de los adultos en los Estados Unidos no cumplen con los recomendaciones de salud.

Translation: Doctors tell us to take our medications, exercise, go get a CT scan, quit smoking, change our diets, cut back on salt, stop drinking, monitor our blood sugar levels. We know we have to do it, but often we don't. Around 80% of adults in the United States don't follow health