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AboyNamedBort t1_je6dr5o wrote

Reply to comment by Roberto-Del-Camino in The Berkshires, Hampden are the least healthy counties in Mass., new study shows by bostonglobe

The poor people in Suffolk Country would be more unhealthy if they walked less. So yes its economics. There is also a lot of air pollution from cars and planes in the Boston area.

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Roberto-Del-Camino t1_je6m1qm wrote

First off, love your username. Do you still have that bicycle license plate?

Second, life expectancy for poor people is not just related to the amount of exercise they get. Infant mortality, manual labor, and violent crime all have a much higher impact on poor people than well-off people.

Add in poor diets (because junk food is cheaper than healthy food) and genetic predisposition to some diseases by historically impoverished segments of the population and it’s a recipe for shorter lives.

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