"Even the richest Americans face shorter lifespans than their European counterparts, study finds"

[ucbalumnus]

@momofboiler1

I still have a lot of family in Western Europe. They walk more, eat better, and weigh less. When we were there last year, no one thought twice about walking 30 minutes one way to public transportation - not the oldest with cancer, nor the youngest. They market almost daily for what they are going to eat that day or the next so fresh food, no preservatives and no pesticides (highly regulated), and everyone is fit (probably because of that previous two points).

There was research on how much people walk when moving from less/more walkable places to more/less walkable places:

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09321-3