Mike Stobbe of the Associated Press reports a new study offers compelling evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling. The study released Monday by the journal Health Affairs found declining life expectancy in about 43 percent of the nation’s counties.
Women have always lived longer than men. I still agree men die first because they want to. But, the study suggest the pattern, especially among poor white women, may be caused by higher smoking rates, obesity and less education. However, several experts say they simply don’t know why.
A baby girl born today is expected to live to 81, compared to 76 for a boy.
After reading the full report, I have concluded that one should be very careful around fat women that smoke and don’t appear to be very smart. They could die and fall on you.
I’ll be keeping an extra distance at the checkout counter.
PMO
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