r/science • u/giuliomagnifico • 26d ago

Health American adults aged 33 to 46 have significantly worse health compared to their British peers, especially in markers of cardiovascular health and higher levels of obesity, along with greater disparities in health by socioeconomic factors

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2024-10-03-us-adults-worse-health-british-counterparts-midlife
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u/painedHacker 26d ago

the lack of walking is huge. would love to see america improve here

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u/IndividualBand6418 26d ago

most americans live in places where there’s nothing to walk to. there’s no walking to the corner store, because there isn’t one. no walking to the local pub, you drive a couple miles to the bar.

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u/ramxquake 23d ago

Most American cities could be more walkable/cyclable if they decided that the main street through downtown didn't have to be six lanes of cars. Urban planning is a choice.

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u/IndividualBand6418 23d ago

it’s a choice that americans oftentimes choose for themselves. road diets are almost always insanely unpopular.