Adults are continually bombarded with messages about how eating foods rich in cholesterol can elevate an individual's risks of atherosclerosis and heart attacks. Many such warnings have focused on eggs because their yolks are a major dietary source of cholesterol.
The vast majority of Americans are in debt, according to a report from Pew Charitable Trusts published in July. For the most part, that debt comes from what many people would call a good thing â homeownership. Of the 80% of Americans with debt, 44% have mortgage debt. Overall, the median debt load among Americans is $67,900, overwhelmingly driven by mortgages (the median home loan balance is $103,000).
As of December/2010, the United States owed China $1.164 trillion. There is currently $4.3 trillion owed to countries such as China, Japan and the United Kingdom. China owns roughly 27% of this total. The United States currently has a public outstanding debt total of over $14.1 trillion.Of this total, China owns roughly 8%. Interesting note-it initially appeared as though China was slowing down their purchases of US debt in 2010.The United Kingdom, on the other hand, was rapidly ramping up their purchases-so much so, in fact, that the United Kingdom's holdings of US debt increased over 200% in 2010.s you are likely well aware, the United States has a staggeringly high public debt load. At the time that this article was written, the total US public debt load was approximately $14.1 trillion.