#Tips to live healthier free
Shots - Health News 'Live free and die?' The sad state of U.S. This is especially true for Native Americans, whose life expectancy dropped to 65.2 in 2021. And while countries all over the world saw life expectancy rebound during the second year of the pandemic after the arrival of vaccines, the U.S. Americans' life expectancy went down during the pandemic, taking a historic turn for the worse. The pandemic was a wake-up call in many ways. Chronic stress fueled by poverty and racism also contributes to the toll of preventable deaths.ĭeaths from chronic disease are not as dramatic, but the tragedy is that despite having the most sophisticated health care system in the world - great doctors, top-notch hospitals, lots of medical breakthroughs - the U.S. And diet now outranks smoking as a leading cause of death around the globe. For instance, nearly a thousand deaths a day are linked to diet-related disease - heart disease, complications from Type 2 diabetes and liver disease.
These deaths are often hidden in plain sight. Deaths from the virus were sudden and tragic, but today we're living through a slower pandemic that also brings a tragic loss of lives every day - from preventable, chronic diseases. When COVID-19 hit, Americans watched the news in horror as the death count rose and rose again, with thousands of deaths a day throughout multiple waves. Access to safe housing, good schools and a decent job are important too.
Good health depends on more than daily exercise and a healthy diet.
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