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| Life expectancy on the rise 'despite obesity epidemic' | Life expectancy on the rise 'despite obesity epidemic' |
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| Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, a population expert has said. | Life expectancy in the UK is on the rise, along with the rest of Europe, despite fears over the impact of obesity, a population expert has said. |
| Analysing trends from the past 40 years, Professor David Leon credited a decline in deaths from heart disease for the continued rise. | Analysing trends from the past 40 years, Professor David Leon credited a decline in deaths from heart disease for the continued rise. |
| People in the UK are also living longer than those in the US, he says. | People in the UK are also living longer than those in the US, he says. |
| His analysis is published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. | His analysis is published in the International Journal of Epidemiology. |
| Professor Leon, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, points out that in the last five years most European countries have been going in a "positive direction" for the first time in decades. | Professor Leon, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, points out that in the last five years most European countries have been going in a "positive direction" for the first time in decades. |
| Despite concern that health problems arising from obesity would affect life expectancy in high-income countries, such as the UK, there is no evidence of this to date. | Despite concern that health problems arising from obesity would affect life expectancy in high-income countries, such as the UK, there is no evidence of this to date. |
| Professor Leon said that deaths from cardiovascular disease in the UK have seen, "some of the largest and most rapid falls of any Western European country, partly due to improvements in treatment as well as reductions in smoking and other risk factors." | Professor Leon said that deaths from cardiovascular disease in the UK have seen, "some of the largest and most rapid falls of any Western European country, partly due to improvements in treatment as well as reductions in smoking and other risk factors." |
| But he admits that it may to be too soon to see the impact of increasing obesity rates. | But he admits that it may to be too soon to see the impact of increasing obesity rates. |
| "We are yet to see the impact of a generation of people who have been obese from childhood through to adulthood. We can't predict how that will affect life expectancy figures in the future." | "We are yet to see the impact of a generation of people who have been obese from childhood through to adulthood. We can't predict how that will affect life expectancy figures in the future." |
| "We are definitely seeing type-2 diabetes occurring more in teenagers due to obesity, but this is not immediately being translated into mortality rates." | "We are definitely seeing type-2 diabetes occurring more in teenagers due to obesity, but this is not immediately being translated into mortality rates." |
| "This is because of decreased rates of cardiovascular disease and concerted efforts to reduce risk and modify weight," Professor Leon said. | "This is because of decreased rates of cardiovascular disease and concerted efforts to reduce risk and modify weight," Professor Leon said. |
| In 2007, the US was found to be at the same level for life expectancy as the lowest of any Western European country (Portugal for males and Denmark for females). | In 2007, the US was found to be at the same level for life expectancy as the lowest of any Western European country (Portugal for males and Denmark for females). |
| Its life expectancy rate for women has been increasing at a much slower pace than Western Europe since the 1980s. | Its life expectancy rate for women has been increasing at a much slower pace than Western Europe since the 1980s. |
| Life expectancy in the US was 78 years in 2007, compared with 80 years in the UK. | Life expectancy in the US was 78 years in 2007, compared with 80 years in the UK. |
| Professor Leon writes: "This observation underlines that gross domestic product (GDP) and health care expenditure per capita are not good predictors of population health within high-income countries." | Professor Leon writes: "This observation underlines that gross domestic product (GDP) and health care expenditure per capita are not good predictors of population health within high-income countries." |
| The latest figures from 2009 show that life expectancy in the UK is 82.6 years for women and 78.4 years for men. | The latest figures from 2009 show that life expectancy in the UK is 82.6 years for women and 78.4 years for men. |
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| The NHS (as poor as it is) is there to help people. But it isn't there to mollycoddle peoples lives from cradle to grave. And don't give me the cost angle of treating peoples conditions which are supposedly preventable. I'd rather pay through taxes those costs than create a nation of boring robots. | |
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| Given my first and second-hand experiences of maternity units in London hospitals, it's amazing anyone makes it past the age of 2. | |
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| The problem for society is that healthier bodies don't always come with healthy minds. Do we really want a generation of physically fit elderly people who require round the clock care for many years due to dementia? A long miserable life is much worse than a brief enjoyable one. | |
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| It is curious that posts are removed due to sexist issues - yet there is no gender identification of any poster?Is it so unimaginable, that male posters will support female issues and female posters will support male issues?Is it not time that this site - and we all - just grow up? | |
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