US Life Expectancy Ranking Will Drop to 66th by 2050, Study Says

More than 260 million people in the country could be overweight or obese by 2050, leading to diseases, it said.
US Life Expectancy Ranking Will Drop to 66th by 2050, Study Says
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The United States is set to fall in worldwide life expectancy ranking by mid-century, with widespread obesity adversely affecting people’s health, according to a recent study.

The peer-reviewed study, published in The Lancet on Dec. 7, forecasted the life expectancy for Americans between 2022 and 2050 after taking into account the effect of more than 350 diseases and injuries.
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