On Dec 3, 12:01*pm, "simon calder"
wrote:

The Myth of Americans' Poor Life Expectancy

'It’s one of the most oft-repeated justifications for socialized
medicine: Americans spend more money than other developed countries on
health care, but don’t live as long. If we would just hop on the
European health-care bandwagon, we’d live longer and healthier lives.

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Fat overweight, obese merkins..... everywhere. *Turn on your TV and see....

On Dec 3, 12:01*pm, "simon calder"
wrote:

Fat overweight, obese merkins.....


At 80 years old and 175 lbs at 6'2" myself, agreed'

However, the overall obesity rate is heavily skewed by a particular
segment of our population.

The Office of Minority Health indicates that African American women
have by far the highest rates of being overweight or obese compared
to
other groups in the U.S. while African American males have a much
lower rate, relatively eual to the obesity and overweight incidence
in American white males

http://minorityhealth.hhs.gov/templa...t.aspx?ID=6456
excerpt:

" * African American women have the highest rates of being
overweight or obese compared to other groups in the U.S. About four
out of five African American women are overweight or obese.1
* In 2009, African Americans were 1.5 times as likely to be obese
as Non- Hispanic Whites.
* In 2009, African American women were 60% more likely to be
obese
than Non-Hispanic White women.
* In 2007-2008, African American children were 30% as likely to
be
overweight than Non-Hispanic Whites...."