Health & Fitness

[NJCher]

World's Healthiest Nation is Spain, then Italy (top 10–U.S. doesn't even rank)

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Spain just surpassed Italy as the world’s healthiest nation. That’s according to this year’s edition of the Bloomberg Healthiest Country Index, which ranks 169 countries based on factors that contribute to overall health.

Six of the top 10 countries were in Europe, with Italy ranking second. In contrast, the United States didn’t even break into the top 30, ranking at number 35, one notch worse than last year.

The top 10 healthiest nations, according to the report, were:

1. Spain
2. Italy
3. Iceland
4. Japan
5. Switzerland
6. Sweden
7. Australia
8. Singapore
9. Norway
10. Israel

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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-worlds-healthiest-countries-ranked/

[ArtfromArk]

Reply To: World's Healthiest Nation is Spain, then Italy (top 10–U.S. doesn't even rank)

I figured Japan would be in the Top Ten.

“There’s a new spirit abroad in the land. The old days of ‘grab and greed’ are on their way out. We’re beginning to think of what we owe the other fellow, not just what we’re compelled to give him. The time’s coming… when we shan’t be able to fill our bellies in comfort while others go hungry, sleep in warm beds while others shiver in the cold.... And God willing, we’ll live to see that day…” Basil Rathbone,"Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" (Universal 1943)

[GZeusH]

Reply To: World's Healthiest Nation is Spain, then Italy (top 10–U.S. doesn't even rank)

From eating natto.  Doesn’t that make you want to have a nice, big bowl of sticky beans?

[ArtfromArk]

Reply To: World's Healthiest Nation is Spain, then Italy (top 10–U.S. doesn't even rank)

Actually, I have several tubs of natto in my fridge right now. It’s a specialty product of my area. 納豆は美味しいよ！

“There’s a new spirit abroad in the land. The old days of ‘grab and greed’ are on their way out. We’re beginning to think of what we owe the other fellow, not just what we’re compelled to give him. The time’s coming… when we shan’t be able to fill our bellies in comfort while others go hungry, sleep in warm beds while others shiver in the cold.... And God willing, we’ll live to see that day…” Basil Rathbone,"Sherlock Holmes Faces Death" (Universal 1943)

[Mr. Mickeys Mom]

Reply To: World's Healthiest Nation is Spain, then Italy (top 10–U.S. doesn't even rank)

I wonder how many of these have a good system of public transportation so that people can walk! When visiting Italy in 2002, that was obvious, as well as the number of non-obese persons walking. I understand also that the majority of calories consumed in Europe occur by mid-afternoon, too.

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