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Rising European life expectancy undermined by obesity: WHO
Life expectancy in Europe continues to increase but obesity and the growing proportion of people who are overweight risks reversing this trend, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
In its European Health Report, covering 53 countries in a vast geographical area from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the UN agency found well-being is the highest in the world but varies widely within the region.
Average life expectancy from birth has increased from 76.7 years in 2010 to 77.8 years in 2015. Women continue to live longer than men—81.1 years compared to 74.6 years for men, although the gap has slightly narrowed.
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Croll's Query:
If tin whistles are made of tin, what are foghorns made of?
(Score: 2) by Aiwendil on Thursday September 13 2018, @11:26AM (4 children)
So that explains the obesity problems in japan over the centuries.. oh wait.
But I will give you one point - coconut cream. That shit is dangerous. I mean, it packs up to about 35% fat and you can easily add in another 25% of fat from melted butter before the taste goes to crap (coconut milk is about 24% fat, and can only hide about 20% of melted butter).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @11:54AM
As explained to the other poster, obviously it doent matter how hungry you are if there is not a bunch of excess food to eat. Anyway, all you people with thoughtless snappy dismissals are just missing out. Its no problem for me.
(Score: 2) by richtopia on Thursday September 13 2018, @02:43PM (2 children)
But... I thought fat was the new health food! 100 calories of fat is more desirable than 100 calories of carbs, right?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @04:14PM
Yes, by far. The 100 calories of fat will fill you up much more.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 13 2018, @10:33PM
Do you think 100 calories of table sugar will fill you up as much as 100 calories of olive oil?
Why not, all food is JUST calories, right? Do you even know about the way the body digests carbs, fats, and proteins? Hint: it's different for each one.