A fascinating study was released by HARVARD of CENSUS data last month. It documents the most long-lived and short-lived counties in the United States. For my locale, the New York City area, the longest lives were achieved in BERGEN COUNTY, NJ (just across the Hudson River from NYC.) Lifespan was as much as a two or three years longer (around 79) than average BUT what was so startling:
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And Asian-American women in Bergen County have the longest average lifespan, 91 years, of any racial group in the nation, said the authors — from the Harvard School of Public Health
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This is creating quite a stir, needless to say. The indication to me is that Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans have a genetic advantage as well as a dietary one since many of the New Jersey orientals have been here for decades and decades.
The authors point to other differences:
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Dr. Christopher J. L. Murray, the chief author: Much of the difference among counties, he said, appears to stem from differences in things like tobacco and alcohol use, obesity, high blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
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Another conclusion seems too be that the differences even out among groups "ONCE PEOPLE HAVE MADE IT TO 65."
An interesting study.
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