Europeans living longer than people in US

LIFE expectancy in Europe is increasing despite the obesity epidemic, with people in Britain living longer than those in the US, an analysis of trends over the last 40 years suggests.

The findings, in the International Journal of Epidemiology, appear to mitigate concerns that rising life expectancy in high income countries may falter in the face of obesity problems.

Deaths from cardiovascular disease in the UK have dropped dramatically.

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