Rhonda Patrick· PhD
But if you look at the absolute numbers and you look at the actual difference in number of years in life expectancy between the USA and the number one big country, namely Japan, it's only four years, only four years.
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But if you look at the absolute numbers and you look at the actual difference in number of years in life expectancy between the USA and the number one big country, namely Japan, it's only four years, only four years.
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The average lifespan experienced in the United States is 79, and Japan, it's 84.