Health is Wealth
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People in the wealthiest areas can have 20 more years of good health than those in the poorest, according to a new report.
It also concludes that the UK has the second-lowest healthy life expectancy of high-income countries, which includes those in western Europe, the Nordics, North America and Oceania.
BBC News - Healthy life expectancy gap between rich and poor has widened, study finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20q07w3gl9o
It also concludes that the UK has the second-lowest healthy life expectancy of high-income countries, which includes those in western Europe, the Nordics, North America and Oceania.
BBC News - Healthy life expectancy gap between rich and poor has widened, study finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20q07w3gl9o
Dog Biscuit said:
People in the wealthiest areas can have 20 more years of good health than those in the poorest, according to a new report.
It also concludes that the UK has the second-lowest healthy life expectancy of high-income countries, which includes those in western Europe, the Nordics, North America and Oceania.
BBC News - Healthy life expectancy gap between rich and poor has widened, study finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20q07w3gl9o
That's an eye-opener, and not in a good way.It also concludes that the UK has the second-lowest healthy life expectancy of high-income countries, which includes those in western Europe, the Nordics, North America and Oceania.
BBC News - Healthy life expectancy gap between rich and poor has widened, study finds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c20q07w3gl9o
Also notable that the only country doing worse is the USA.
I am not surprised.
As the sun was out at the weekend, the large number of overweight/obese people/families was once again visible.
-Many women now wear trousers that do a very good job of suspending/concealing a very large gut if covered by a long top.
This was in a park in a relatively affluent area.
Chomping on snacks and crap food is the norm. Many people are struggling, feel down and depressed.
Lean, happy, middle-aged people are in the small minority.
As the sun was out at the weekend, the large number of overweight/obese people/families was once again visible.
-Many women now wear trousers that do a very good job of suspending/concealing a very large gut if covered by a long top.
This was in a park in a relatively affluent area.
Chomping on snacks and crap food is the norm. Many people are struggling, feel down and depressed.
Lean, happy, middle-aged people are in the small minority.
Edited by MC Bodge on Monday 27th April 08:48
I struggle with the article, my father grew up on a farm as a labourer at the time when much farming was done with horses - hard work that few these days would understand, rationing, etc. National service followed and he then joined the police. We lived in some rough areas (police provided a house in those days so you lived where you were told).
Retired in the 80s and started up as a driving instructor. Retired again in the 90s.
Still going strong at 97!
Would being wealthy have given him another 20 years - no.
Taking care of yourself (don’t drink, eat, or smoke to excess) gives you the extra years.
Retired in the 80s and started up as a driving instructor. Retired again in the 90s.
Still going strong at 97!
Would being wealthy have given him another 20 years - no.
Taking care of yourself (don’t drink, eat, or smoke to excess) gives you the extra years.
IJWS15 said:
I struggle with the article, my father grew up on a farm as a labourer at the time when much farming was done with horses - hard work that few these days would understand, rationing, etc. National service followed and he then joined the police. We lived in some rough areas (police provided a house in those days so you lived where you were told).
Retired in the 80s and started up as a driving instructor. Retired again in the 90s.
Still going strong at 97!
Would being wealthy have given him another 20 years - no.
Taking care of yourself (don t drink, eat, or smoke to excess) gives you the extra years.
Best wishes to him but that's massively exceptional for ex-police. Where his parents long-lived?Retired in the 80s and started up as a driving instructor. Retired again in the 90s.
Still going strong at 97!
Would being wealthy have given him another 20 years - no.
Taking care of yourself (don t drink, eat, or smoke to excess) gives you the extra years.
I think when life is hard folk reach for cheap, easy and reliable self gratification to have some pleasure and a break from things.
Its easy to end up going too far down a particular avenue, you put weight on, you get diabetic, your mobility suffers, you move less and you end up immobile.
Not everyone has the time to exercise, a lot of folk dont understand nutrition, bad food tastes good and being large is normalised and accepted in poorer areas. Good food is expensive, paid £16 for two small fillet steaks from Sainsburys, pies, chips and pasties are comparatively cheap.
Companies will cater to this, was in a pub in Doncaster as was there with work and the place was geared towards huge portions, a carvery with various options and a massive selection of huge pieces of cakes and other desserts, like four normal slices worth.
Exercise is hard, harder when you are bigger and unfit, and if nobody else does it that makes it more difficult.
Its easy to pontificate but unless you are in someone elses position its hard to see what their life is actually like, sometimes we forget what advantages we have.
Its easy to end up going too far down a particular avenue, you put weight on, you get diabetic, your mobility suffers, you move less and you end up immobile.
Not everyone has the time to exercise, a lot of folk dont understand nutrition, bad food tastes good and being large is normalised and accepted in poorer areas. Good food is expensive, paid £16 for two small fillet steaks from Sainsburys, pies, chips and pasties are comparatively cheap.
Companies will cater to this, was in a pub in Doncaster as was there with work and the place was geared towards huge portions, a carvery with various options and a massive selection of huge pieces of cakes and other desserts, like four normal slices worth.
Exercise is hard, harder when you are bigger and unfit, and if nobody else does it that makes it more difficult.
Its easy to pontificate but unless you are in someone elses position its hard to see what their life is actually like, sometimes we forget what advantages we have.
wow. Deliveroo / UberEats / JustEat
High Streets that are now a proliferation of kebab shops/chicken cottage & vape shops.
Prolific class A drug use.
Sedentary lifestyles.
Binge drinking.
Take a look back at pictures from 40/50yrs ago - it's almost as if we were a different species.
What do you expect?
J4CKO said:
Good food is expensive, paid £16 for two small fillet steaks from Sainsburys, pies, chips and pasties are comparatively cheap.
Good food is also cheap, fresh veg in season is not expensive. Making your own food from scratch is not expensive. Steaks are expensive and there are alternatives sources of protein that are not so expensive. The issue is it's easier to just buy junk. ukwill said:
Deliveroo / UberEats / JustEat
High Streets that are now a proliferation of kebab shops/chicken cottage & vape shops.
Prolific class A drug use.
Sedentary lifestyles.
Binge drinking.
Take a look back at pictures from 40/50yrs ago - it's almost as if we were a different species.
What do you expect?
Wait until the Zack gets in power.High Streets that are now a proliferation of kebab shops/chicken cottage & vape shops.
Prolific class A drug use.
Sedentary lifestyles.
Binge drinking.
Take a look back at pictures from 40/50yrs ago - it's almost as if we were a different species.
What do you expect?
Teachers will be shooting up in assembly
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