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pyrrhus's avatar

I understand that Italians live several years longer than Americans, but spend only 1/5 as much on healthcare...It's a puzzlement...could it be that our super expensive "healthcare" system is killing people, while extremely hostile to simple inexpensive remedies?!

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Suzan Zaner's avatar

They eat healthier food and they walk a lot as well.

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pyrrhus's avatar

Yes indeed..when we were there for a few weeks, I was amazed at how slim, athletic and beautiful Italian women were...Of course, it's pretty easy to eat better food than most Americans, even in America...

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