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Why aren't Americans living longer? (www.futurity.org)
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Research.

Some generations—especially late Gen X and early Millennials—are already experiencing worse mortality than those before them

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[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 0 points 1 week ago

You are making a point, even though you don't understand it.

Reaching a number at death is a poor measure of human health. Who wants to live an extra ten years in bed in a nursing home? Those places are horrific.