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Most of that life expectancy gap is due to obesity I'd guess.
by cypress66 3y ago
Most of that life expectancy gap is due to obesity I'd guess.
- LilBytes 3y agoAnd a strong difference in quality health care outcomes for people of all ages.
- nonethewiser 3y agoOutcomes in the US are high. So are the costs though.
- hgomersall 3y agoWhich means, if you can't afford it, the outcomes are low.
- umeshunni 3y agoMost of it is due to the opioid crisis in the US afaik.
- mikeyouse 3y agoCovid, overdoses & accidents accounted for 2/3 of the decline; https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-life-expectancy-in-the-us-is-falling-202210202835 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-life-expectancy-in-t...
- arc-in-space 3y agoEh, sure, but here it's worth pointing out that obesity is a significant factor in covid deaths.
- scythe 3y agoObesity has also increased in the EU.
- ffhhttt 3y agoAlso race is a significant factor due to reasons.. A white person living in well-of state has about the same life expectancy as those living in the highest rated European countries.
- hackeraccount 3y agoI doubt that. Obesity is why I'd die at 70 instead of 80 and be sick as dog the last 10 years of my life. I suspect what's driving down life expectancy is me OD'ing on fentanyl at 30 or getting killed in a shoot out at 20 or dying in a car crash at 10. Short version of what I think is going on - young people dying lowers life expectancy a lot more then old people dying a bit earlier then they might have.