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Americans are dying younger than people in other rich nations
- johnnycarcin 9y agoI don't have the source as I saw it on the local TV news station the other day, but they mentioned that the life expectancy in the US dropped this year in part because of the current opioid abuse that is sweeping the nation. If that is indeed true it is pretty sobering (no pun intended). EDIT: here is an article that talks about this from the source site: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/12/28/opioid-abuse-in-america-is-so-bad-its-lowering-our-life-expectancy-why-hasnt-the-epidemic-hit-other-countries/?utm_term=.7d5131885f9e https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/12/28...
- danjoc 9y agoNo surprise. ~40% of Americans are obese, up from 30% in 2000. http://time.com/4980225/obesity-rates-adults-children/ http://time.com/4980225/obesity-rates-adults-children/ Compare to another developed nation like Japan with ~3.5%.
- horatiocain 9y agoThat's what happens when we shoot em