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new study has found that Americans are generally
good health. But some may be living with
disease longer and dying younger. Even without the
, some Americans seem to understand that a long
does not necessarily mean a healthy life. Christopher
from the University of Washington led the study.
says Americans are spending more years of their
with long-term diseasesResearchers studied the major diseases and
that were at least partly to blame for
' health problems and early deaths over the past
years. They found the leading causes of chronic,
long-lasting-, disability include depression, anxiety and back pain.
leading causes are diabetes and lung diseases that
airflow and make breathing difficult. The researchers identified
attack, stroke and cancer as the leading causes
early death. Dr. Murray says too many Americans
dying at an early age because they smoke
eat too many of the wrong foods. He
poor diet is blamed for 680,000 deaths. That
more than the 400,000 deaths a year from
use. Obesity and high blood pressure are other
responsible for poor health. Another concern is air
. The National Institutes of Health says air pollution
been linked to heart and lung diseases. There
also good news from the study. It showed
Americans are generally enjoying better health longer. That
because of better methods for treating stroke and
some cancers. But it also found America is
other wealthy nations in improving the health of
citizens. For VOA Learning English, I'm Alex Villarreal.
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