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Old 05-31-2006, 02:39 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
An article from CNN.com details the findings of a Harvard study.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/30....ap/index.html

The study cites universal health care as a major factor:


That's possible--but I wonder if there aren't also differences in diet and lifestyle that might account for some of it. One of the main indicators is the rate of diabetes--and type II diabetes is related to obesity. Canadian and US diets are similar, but there's a lot more prepared food down here, and the cheapest food is always the worst for you.
I agree and that crapy part is I think Canadians are staring to follow suite with the Americans
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