CNN: American life expectancy longer than ever
 

CNN: American life expectancy longer than ever

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- The life expectancy for Americans is nearly 78 years, the longest in U.S. history, according to new government figures from 2005 released Wednesday.
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http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/09/12....ap/index.html
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Michael Moore should take note.

Also in that article : The United States continues to lag behind at least 40 other nations. Andorra, a tiny country in the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain, has the longest life expectancy, at 83.5 years, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Japan, Macau, San Marino and Singapore ranked second, third, fourth and fifth.

We are the richest nation in the world and 40th shame on us.

lol.. it's all the preservatives in the fuckin food... I live in Canada, ours is 80.2 years, and that still seems kinda short to me, my grandma is 88.. 78 is nothing to be proud of for a country like the USA IMO:2 cents:

Is reaching the age of 78 a good thing or a bad thing?

You'll find out, if you ever get there.