British are healthier than Americans. This sounds crazy but has proved now. According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, despite the Americans pay more than twice for their medical care, they are much sicker than British.
The study came across 4,386 Americans and 3,681 British aged 55 to 64. Only non-Hispanic whites were included in the analysis. Americans are more likely to have the diseases like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, lung disease, high blood pressure than British.
This is the latest proof of increasing health disparity in the U.S. compared with Britain. It literally rejects the claim of U.S. to be the best health care providing nation. The study says further that the wealthiest Americans were sicker than England’s poorest. The study was funded by the governments of the two countries.
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