Rich Americans die like poor Europeans

Wealth doesn't compensate for crappy diets, a sedentary lifestyle and a stingy healthcare system, new research suggests.

I didn’t intend to write two consecutive AGING with STRENGTH posts about longevity research. But just as I was putting together a post tentatively titled “Aging with sex” — which will publish soon — along comes a new study, out Wednesday, examining how wealth affects mortality in Europe and the United States.

I couldn’t not write about this. Here’s why: