skippy the bush kangaroo: Study Says the English are Healthier Than Americans

Wednesday, May 03, 2006

Study Says the English are Healthier Than Americans

According to a study published on Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, middle-aged Brits are much healthier than middle-aged Yanks. While I have not read, and probably will not read, the study itself, based on the article I read, the study seems to be pretty legitimate. It is not at all unlikely that the differences in health extend beyond the boundary of middle-age that the study examines, which could be the most significant reason our health care system is so expensive.

I tend to think the reasons for the difference are diet, exercise, and excess stress. I've met a lot of Brits while on vacation and they do seem a lot more laid-back than Americans, or at least more laid-back than Americans in the northeast. They also are not generally as overweight.

(Cross-posted at Blanton's and Ashton's, where whiskey and cigars are not just for breakfast anymore.)

posted by DBK at 9:19 AM |