Poverty cuts an average of almost 10 years off American men's lives and seven off women's, a new study shows. Then they examined longevity, smoking, obesity, childhood poverty and other health information from the richest and poorest places. "Life expectancy in the poorest 'state' falls below that of more than half the countries in the world, meaning that, in essence, there are several developing countries hidden within the borders of the United States." Non-Hispanic African-Americans were 4.5 times more likely to live in the poorest regions than in the richest, the study found. The study authors suggest that public health programs should be targeted more narrowly than by state, focusing instead on the poorest counties.

Source: Fox News December 05, 2016 16:12 UTC