Response to comments about EU food regulations being healthier: Probably true in some cases. On the other hand, many of the food regulations in Europe are bas

Response to comments about EU food regulations being healthier: Probably true in some cases. On the other hand, many of the food regulations in Europe are based off of little more than paranoid pseudoscience. For instance, nearly all irradiated foods are banned in Germany, with only dried herbs and spices exempted. There's no good reason for this. To make the case that the EUs food regulations are the reason for the lifespan discrepancy you'd at least have to eliminate factors like access to healthcare, violent deaths, drug overdoses, etc.