The gap of time between how long Americans live and how much of that time is spent in good health only grew wider in the last two decades, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open.
The study, which looked at global health data between 2000 and 2019—prior to the COVID-19 pandemic—found the US stood out for its years of suffering. By 2019, Americans had a gap between their lifespan and their healthspan of 12.4 years, the largest gap of any of the 183 countries included in the study. The second largest gap was Australia's, at 12.1 years, followed by New Zealand at 11.8 years and the UK at 11.3 years.
America also stood out for having the largest burden of noncommunicable diseases in the world, as calculated by the years lived with disease or disability per 100,000 people.
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Good answer. The normal person can control how much they eat but most are not able to prepare every single meal at home to assure they can avoid poison in their food and tbh we shouldn’t have to. There are also those in our society who physically can’t cook their own meals and rely on outside food sources where the ingredients are out of their control. And for most If it’s labeled food it’s food to them so I believe this is where change needs to be made. We can have stricter regulations for what goes into our food supply just as other countries do and that will come along way to get us back on track. The poison is everywhere and it has become simply impossible to avoid if you ever eat out, eat with others or opt for convenience.