Poverty Cuts Seven To 10 Years Off US Life Expectancy, Study Finds.

reports that, according to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, “poverty cuts an average of almost 10 years off American men’s lives and seven off women’s.” Reuters explains that “researchers reclassified all the U.S. counties into 50 new ‘states’ based on household income instead of geography” and then “examined longevity, smoking, obesity, childhood poverty and other health information from the richest and poorest places.” The study authors write, “The results should be deeply disturbing to all persons in the country. ... Life expectancy in the poorest ‘state’ falls below that of more than half the countries in the world, meaning that, in essence, there are several developing countries hidden within the borders of the United States.” http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-lifeexpectancy-wealth-idUSKBN13U200