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12. That's not entirely true. Although it may be a part of it.

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #6)

Sat Nov 23, 2013, 04:50 PM

Nov 2013

The reason that our health care has such an impact on life expectancy is that we have poor people dying of treatable illnesses.

While it may be true that a lot of those treatable illnesses may be due to diet, how many people would change their eating habits if their doctor advised them how important it was? The people who don't have access to health care.

So it's a lot of both.

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Life expectancy yeoman6987 Nov 2013 #6

That's not entirely true. Although it may be a part of it. Blanks Nov 2013 #12

It's not because of the healthcare system B2G Nov 2013 #3

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statistics, biology, scientific thinking and logic Kali Nov 2013 #14

You should try them as well. darkangel218 Nov 2013 #15