CHICAGO – White, middle-aged Americans Ñ even those who are rich Ñ are far less healthy than their peers in England, according to stunning new research that erases misconceptions and has experts scratching their heads.

Americans had higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, strokes, lung disease and cancer Ñ findings that held true no matter what income or education level.

Those dismal results are despite the fact that U.S. health care spending is double what England spends on each of its citizens.

“Everybody should be discussing it: Why isn’t the richest country in the world the healthiest country in the world?”
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Gee, I wonder.

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