[m12k]

"While less access to health care and weaker social structures can explain the gap between the wealthy and poor in the US, it doesn't explain the differences between the wealthy in the US and the wealthy in Europe, the researchers note. There may be other systemic factors at play that make Americans uniquely short-lived, such as diet, environment, behaviors, and cultural and social differences."

Off the top of my head, obesity seems like the obvious culprit to investigate. If so, I wonder if semaglutide will close this gap again?

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American prepared food has on average, almost twice as much sugar as in Europe, largely due to differences in regulation.

Americans walk less than in Europe, making less than half as many foot trips as Europeans, largely due to differences in infrastructure.

Americans visit the doctor less often than in Europe, largely due to the lack of universal healthcare all other high-income countries have.

I think obesity might be the symptom, not the actual culprit.

[isoprophlex]

obesity is a symptom, not a cause.

to me, the rabid response to anything remotely resembling socialism, and the inability to see life as anything but a zero-sum game is the obvious culprit. this precludes caring for eachother, and creates a life that's essentially a never-ending rat race for everyone, rich and poor alike.

you cant inject your way out of a society that is, at its core, defined by class/racial segregation, systemic inequality and distrust of governments.