According to a report by the Center for Retirement Research (CRR) at Boston College, life expectancy for women in the US has stalled, leaving American females at the bottom of the list of the wealthiest nations.
“While US life expectancy is now the lowest among … high-income nations, the discrepancy is especially stark for women,” said the CRR. In 1960, American women were likely to be among the longest-living females in the world. But that trend reversed itself in the 1980s, and today their life expectancy lags two-and-a-half years behind women in other developed nations.
Continue reading: Why American women are dying younger
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So glad to see that our reality is getting attention. Solutions? Only more obstacles…
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Indeed. Periodically on this blog, I post personal anecdotes which directly or indirectly point towards the mounting stresses which are afflicting people in America. It is neither scientific nor tangible, but it may reveal a very real and disturbing truth. I see it everyday. People are hurting and they are suffering. This particular story, among many others, supports that narrative.
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I appreciate that, Robert 🙂
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From the article: The CRR said diseases associated with smoking and obesity, such as lung cancer and diabetes, have contributed to the decline in women’s life spans
Yet women AND men continue to ignore the warnings.
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Some people do ignore the warnings, no doubt; but, I think mounting social stresses are a big factor too.
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Nan, my dear late friend did follow the recommendations about smoking. Though she had not smoked in 26 years and ate a healthy diet, she did not escape death from lung cancer.
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That’s truly unfortunate. Although “they” say your lungs return to a healthy state once you quit, it makes one wonder when you hear/read about cases like your friend.
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