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"When you look at the obesity numbers" ...

Unfortunately, theses 'lifespan' measurements have a lot to do with violent crime, car accidents, suicides, war deaths etc. - i.e. things that aren't so much about health than otherwise.

It's why average lifespan isn't necessarily a very good measure of health outcomes.

I think US is down due to overdoses, which is a kind of health issues, but not necessarily a regular measure of diet and quality of regular medicine, it's an epidemic.



Heart disease is the biggest killer by far in the USA.


A epidemic, that without quarantine, is contained to the US only.


It's in Vancouver. And many other places.


legalization of weed is the worst decision IMO that not only affects the healthy life span but also intoxicate the next gen.


how does cannabis affect healthy life span?




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