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Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For The First Time In Decades - "This Is A Big Deal"

Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For The First Time In Decades - "This Is A Big Deal"

For the first time in two decades, according to a new study released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the life expectancy of the average American declined in 2015.  Of course, with America's obesity epidemic spiraling out of control it probably shouldn't be a surprise that the occurrence of deaths related to America's number 1 killer, heart disease, is on the rise (see "FatLivesMatter: At Least 1 Out Of Every 5 People Are Obese In All 50 States").