Re: Life expectancy: England shows biggest slowdown among European countries

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The increases in life expectancy that have been evident for a long time have stopped. Unhealthy eating, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle are believed to be behind it, but also the pandemic, according to an international study. Neighboring Norway stands out.

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Re: Life expectancy: England shows biggest slowdown among European countries

Agreement: I AgreeBody: Dear Editor It was timely for BMJ to point out the changed trajectory of life expectancy: after generations of improvement, progress on longevity has stalled. The situation is even more alarming if one looks not just at survival times, but at "disability-free" life expectancy. Covid greatly increased the proportion of adults living with disability. The BMJ News article focuses on cardiovascular disease and cancer and rela…

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Thanks to advances in medicine and public health, life expectancy in Europe has been steadily increasing in the 20th century. This is no longer the case