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America the Unhealthy: Inequality kills Knowable Magazine

(9 days ago) WEBYes, but that’s not all. A researcher tells us what really hurts US life expectancy. In the United States, life expectancy at birth, a common way to measure a country’s health, rose steadily for decades — it was 69.9 years for a baby born in 1959 and 79.1 years for one …

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/health-disease/2020/america-unhealthy-inequality-kills

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90% of US has a poor diet, and 25% doesn’t exercise

(2 days ago) WEBThe pandemic is likely to have disrupted people's exercise, too, with gyms closing and disruptions to work and day care schedules. The recent survey results found that 25 percent of people weren't

https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/01/even-before-covid-americans-were-failing-at-health-basics-diet-exercise/

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Americans Far Less Healthy, Die Younger Than Global …

(5 days ago) WEBHealth Jan 9, 2013 12:10 PM EDT. Americans die sooner and experience unhealthier lives than residents in other high-income countries even though the United States spends far …

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/report-americans-less-healthy-die-younger-than-global-peers

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America’s Declining Well-Being, Health, and Life …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Effects of Epidemics Are Time Limited. When looking at longer-term trends, a fuller picture of American health emerges. Since publication of the original Case and Deaton …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6221922/

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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, …

(3 days ago) WEBOver one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the Air report from the American Lung …

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/24/us-unhealthy-air-report/

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Why Are Americans So Unhealthy? RealClearScience

(5 days ago) WEBLung disease was both more common and more deadly in the U.S. than in most of the comparison countries, while older adults were more likely to have arthritis …

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2021/02/02/why_are_americans_so_unhealthy_658824.html

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Poor diets in the US are a national security threat CNN

(9 days ago) WEBMeanwhile, US healthcare spending has nearly tripled from 1979 to 2018, from 6.9% to 17.7% of the gross domestic product. These increases in health spending, …

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/20/health/us-poor-nutrition-illness-death-wellness/index.html

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Americans poor diet drives $50 billion a year in health …

(6 days ago) WEBDecember 17, 2019. An #NHLBI-funded study put a price tag on American's bad eating habits: $50 billion a year in health care costs, attributable to cardiometabolic diseases …

https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2019/americans-poor-diet-drives-50-billion-year-health-care-costs

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U.S. Fertility Rate Drops to Another Historic Low - Centers …

(2 days ago) WEBThese statistics and others from provisional 2023 birth data were released by CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The new report, “Births: …

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/nchs_press_releases/2024/20240525.htm

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131 million in U.S. live in areas with unhealthy pollution levels, …

(4 days ago) WEBApril 23, 2024, 9:01 PM PDT. By Evan Bush. Nearly 40% of people in the U.S. are living in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the country is backsliding on clean air progress as the

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/131-million-us-live-areas-unhealthy-pollution-levels-lung-association-rcna148795

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130 million Americans routinely breathe unhealthy air, …

(3 days ago) WEBEd Jones/AFP via Getty Images. Over one-third of Americans, or about 130 million people, routinely breathe in unhealthy air, according to the newest State of the …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246729103/unhealthy-dangerous-air-hurts-130-million-americans

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Americans Cite Cost of Heathy Food as Biggest Barrier to …

(3 days ago) WEBAmerican diets are notoriously unhealthy, but why? According to a national Cleveland Clinic survey, the most common barrier to a healthier diet is that almost half of Americans (46%) view healthy food …

https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2023/02/01/americans-cite-cost-of-heathy-food-as-biggest-barrier-to-a-heart-healthy-diet-according-to-cleveland-clinic-survey/

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The NIH director on why Americans aren't getting …

(4 days ago) WEBLooking at how America has fared in the pandemic more broadly, it really is astoundingly bad. The cases and deaths are just so high. And those facts, by the …

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2021/12/07/1061940326/the-nih-director-on-why-americans-arent-getting-healthier-despite-medical-advances/

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US Health Statistics and Data Trends: life expectancy - USAFacts

(5 days ago) WEBFind statistics and data trends about US health, including the physical, mental, and social well-being of Americans, as well as healthcare access. This data …

https://usafacts.org/topics/health/

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Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution

(9 days ago) WEBMore people across the United States – nearly 40% – live in places with unhealthy levels of polluted air, according to a new report from the American Lung …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/23/health/unhealthy-air-report/index.html

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US spends most on health care but has worst health outcomes …

(1 days ago) WEBThe United States spends more on health care than any other high-income country but still has the lowest life expectancy at birth and the highest rate of people with …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/31/health/us-health-care-spending-global-perspective/index.html

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National Insights Prevalence Unhealthy Behaviors - AHR

(8 days ago) WEBNational Insights Prevalence Unhealthy Behaviors Spotlight Impact Unhealthy Behaviors AHR. Please take a quick survey. 2023 Annual Report. 2023 Health of Women and Children Report. 2023 Mental & Behavioral Health Data Brief. 2023 Senior Report. 2023 COVID-19 Report. 2022 Health of Those Who Have Served Report. 2021 Health …

https://www.americashealthrankings.org/learn/reports/spotlight-impact-unhealthy-behaviors/national-insights-prevalence-unhealthy-behaviors

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Should the US Government Regulate What Unhealthy Americans …

(9 days ago) WEBEven though Americans are increasingly unhealthy, the United States spent $3.8 trillion on health care in 2019. Mozaffarian says it's time to integrate food …

https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_all-about-america_should-us-government-regulate-what-unhealthy-americans-eat/6210014.html

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How the White House nutrition conference may tackle Americans …

(7 days ago) WEBThe data are stark: the typical American diet is shortening the lives of many Americans. Diet-related deaths outrank deaths from smoking, and about half of U.S. …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/08/31/1120004717/the-u-s-diet-is-deadly-here-are-7-ideas-to-get-americans-eating-healthier

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Less Than 3 Percent of Americans Have a Healthy Lifestyle

(8 days ago) WEBResearchers found that only 2.7 percent of the 4,745 participants ages 20 to 85 met all four criteria to be considered for living a healthy lifestyle. Those included: not …

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/less-than-three-percent-of-americans-have-healthy-lifestyle

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Summary - U.S. Health in International Perspective - NCBI Bookshelf

(5 days ago) WEBThe United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. A growing body of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK154469/

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America’s unhealthy lifestyles The Hill

(3 days ago) WEBParticularly noteworthy, unhealthy lifestyles that are contributing to rising levels of preventable deaths are cigarette smoking, obesity, alcohol misuse and drug …

https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/559501-americas-unhealthy-lifestyles/

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The Healthiest and Unhealthiest States in America - Business Insider

(6 days ago) WEBShayanne Gal/Business Insider. United Health Foundation has ranked America's 50 states based on how healthy they are. The group used criteria including …

https://www.businessinsider.com/the-healthiest-and-unhealthiest-states-in-america-ranked-2018-12

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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting …

(7 days ago) WEBA rising number of Americans - nearly 2 in 5 - has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United States experienced a record number of days …

https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2024/apr/24/nearly-2-in-5-americans-breathe-unhealthy-air-why-/

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Why Is the US So Unhealthy? - Careers in Government

(2 days ago) WEBThe two leading causes of U.S. deaths are heart diseases (614,000 in 2017) and cancer (592,000). Respiratory diseases come next (147,000), with strokes representing 133,000 deaths. This is fairly typical among developed nations, although our rate of heart diseases is much higher than average—caused by the diet issues we saw above.

https://www.careersingovernment.com/tools/gov-talk/career-advice/why-is-the-us-so-unhealthy/

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States With The Least Healthy (And Healthiest) Populations - Forbes

(6 days ago) WEBTop 5 Least Healthy States 1. West Virginia. West Virginia’s score: 100 out of 100 West Virginia is the most unhealthy state in America, based on our analysis.

https://www.forbes.com/advisor/life-insurance/states-ranked-least-healthy-populations/

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Most Unhealthy States 2024 - World Population Review

(Just Now) WEB1. Louisiana. Overtaking Mississippi, Louisiana is the most unhealthy state according to data collected in 2021. They have the second-highest rate of mental distress (17.6%), …

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/most-unhealthy-states

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Poor Nutrition CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(2 days ago) WEBAn unhealthy diet can increase the risk of some cancers. Consuming unhealthy food and beverages, such as sugar-sweetened beverages and highly processed food, can lead to weight gain, obesity and other chronic conditions that put people at higher risk of at least 13 types of cancer, including endometrial (uterine) cancer, breast cancer in

https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/resources/publications/factsheets/nutrition.htm

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5 things to know for April 24: Foreign aid, Abortion, Campus

(Just Now) WEBUnhealthy air Nearly 40% of people in the US live with unhealthy air pollution, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/24/us/5-things-to-know-for-april-24-foreign-aid-abortion-campus-protests-armed-teachers-unhealthy-air/index.html

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Is the US the unhealthiest country in the world? - The Atlanta …

(3 days ago) WEBAmerica was the only non-European country to make the top 10, and it had the ninth highest rate of obesity in the world with 35 percent of the adult population …

https://www.ajc.com/news/world/the-the-unhealthiest-country-the-world/COrmAHcbJ19vswVJg5UXsJ/

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The State of Mental Health in America Mental Health America

(2 days ago) WEBMental Health America's annual State of Mental Health Report ranks all 50 states and D.C. based on several mental health and access measures. 22.87% of adults who report …

https://www.mhanational.org/issues/state-mental-health-america

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More than one-third of people in the US exposed to harmful air

(9 days ago) WEBNearly four in 10 people in the US are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, a new report has found. Four of the five most polluted cities are in California, …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/24/air-quality-pollution-unhealthy

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Adult Obesity Facts Overweight & Obesity CDC

(3 days ago) WEBObesity is a common, serious, and costly disease. The US obesity prevalence was 41.9% in 2017 – March 2020. (NHANES, 2021) From 1999 –2000 through 2017 –March 2020, US …

https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/adult.html

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Worst U.S. cities for air pollution ranked in new American Lung

(3 days ago) WEBBetween 2020 and 2022, there were 135 days marked "very unhealthy" and 79 marked "hazardous," with areas of concern spread across 58 counties housing some …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worst-air-pollution-ranked-cities-american-lung-association-report-state-of-the-air/

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