England 'healthier than the US' [View All]

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Source: BBC

People living in England enjoy better health than Americans, despite less investment in healthcare, research published in the US has revealed. Across all ages, US residents tend to fare worse in terms of diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease markers, data on over 100,000 people show.

The reason remains a mystery, says the US team, and challenges the idea that resources necessarily improve health. It may be due to the UK's bigger drive on disease prevention, they say.

Despite the greater use of health care technology in the US, Americans receive less preventive health care than their English counterparts. They have fewer physician consultations per year.

Acute hospital visits are also shorter in the US, potentially resulting in missed opportunities for follow-up, say the report authors in the American Journal of Epidemiology. It is also possible that differences in social or environmental conditions or lifestyle play a role.

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12674976

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I was in England for about four days a couple of years ago. I was Shocked by how much healthy, high-quality food was available Everywhere. Also, particularly in the cities, people walk... a lot.

The horrible British diet has died in Britain and Jamie Oliver, as you may know, along with a responsive, supportive government social service is greatly responsible.

And then there's their free health care...