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"American children are less likely to live to age 5 than children in other high-income countries," the authors write on the second page. It goes on: "Even Ameri

"American children are less likely to live to age 5 than children in other high-income countries," the authors write on the second page. It goes on: "Even Americans with healthy behaviors, for example, those who are not obese or do not smoke, appear to have higher disease rates than their peers in other countries."

quags 4y ago
A quick search of leading causes of deaths for children under 5 is firearms and second motor vehicle accidents. I do wonder what would cause other wise healthy adults to have higher disease rates than other countries.
- Someone 4y ago
  > I do wonder what would cause other wise healthy adults to have higher disease rates than other countries. Possibly a measurement difference. More frequent testing leads to both earlier detection and thus higher reported occurrence. Another factor might be that it gives more false positives and thus higher stress levels and from that, higher incidence of various disorders. But also, the article doesn’t exactly say “other wise healthy adults“, it says “Americans with healthy behaviors, for example, those who are not obese or do not smoke”. Those people might have a disease from bad habits they had earlier in live. They also may not have truly bad habits, but yet lead a more sedentary live than similar groups in other countries, etc.
- atchoo 4y ago
  Poor environmental controls? I hear more about don't drink or even don't shower orders in Michigan and Mississippi etc. than I do in Europe. Also groundwater contaminations like PG&E hexavalent chromium or Palestine vinyl chloride. American culture is quite a thing. Does anywhere else talk about things like the EPA as a New World Order conspiracy or have a political party that is popular because it proudly brags about letting companies pollute more? Not to mention... the cars. So many cars. Such big cars. And no walking.
- decremental 4y ago
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quags 4y ago

A quick search of leading causes of deaths for children under 5 is firearms and second motor vehicle accidents. I do wonder what would cause other wise healthy adults to have higher disease rates than other countries.

Someone 4y ago
> I do wonder what would cause other wise healthy adults to have higher disease rates than other countries. Possibly a measurement difference. More frequent testing leads to both earlier detection and thus higher reported occurrence. Another factor might be that it gives more false positives and thus higher stress levels and from that, higher incidence of various disorders. But also, the article doesn’t exactly say “other wise healthy adults“, it says “Americans with healthy behaviors, for example, those who are not obese or do not smoke”. Those people might have a disease from bad habits they had earlier in live. They also may not have truly bad habits, but yet lead a more sedentary live than similar groups in other countries, etc.
atchoo 4y ago
Poor environmental controls? I hear more about don't drink or even don't shower orders in Michigan and Mississippi etc. than I do in Europe. Also groundwater contaminations like PG&E hexavalent chromium or Palestine vinyl chloride. American culture is quite a thing. Does anywhere else talk about things like the EPA as a New World Order conspiracy or have a political party that is popular because it proudly brags about letting companies pollute more? Not to mention... the cars. So many cars. Such big cars. And no walking.
decremental 4y ago
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