Life Expectency going up in most places....

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Originally Posted by PedroMartinez

So, you want to force healthcare on people?

You want to monitor them and force them to exercise, force them to give up smoking, force them to eat certain foods, force them to stop doing drugs, force them to go get check ups?

If they CHOOSE lifestyles that shorten their lives, why should the government have the power to make them live longer by taking away CHOICE?

You are free with what you think I want. ..my point was more about informing and discussing...why these areas in particular. ..and not others...surely obesity and poor lifestyle choices are not limited to a few states..what's different?

[Timmyy]

Originally Posted by Retroit

Interesting. No mention of drug overdoses.

Do you know what life expectancy encompasses? Obviously not.

[shadowne]

According to the researchers behind the study, a large amount of the variation is explained by socioeconomic factors, as well as race and ethnicity, behaviors like smoking and healthy eating, and access to quality healthcare.