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Canadians Healthier Than Americans, Study Says

Posted on Wednesday, May 31 at 09:45 by Nova Esperança
Meanwhile, Americans had higher rates of nearly every serious chronic disease, including obesity, diabetes and chronic lung disease, even though U.S. residents were less likely to be smokers. "We pay almost twice what Canada does for care, more than $6,000 for every American, yet Canadians are healthier, and live two to three years longer," said Dr. David Himmelstein, an associate professor at Harvard and study co-author. http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060530/canada_us_healthcare_060530

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  1. by avatar Jacob
    Wed May 31, 2006 5:39 pm
    What a let down for the US system. Makes me proud to be Canadian. We can all guess what the causes of this would be. These are some of my suggestions:

    1. Better lifestyle due to better quality food.
    2. Better education on the principles of nutrition.
    3. Better regulations on GM food and chemicals.
    4. More participaction, maybe fewer couch potatoes.
    5. Better utilization of financial resources.
    6. Many more (but now things become fuzzy and interrelated.



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