by Claudia Astarita

A few weeks ago the BBC published an interesting article titled "Why do the Italians live longer than us?". Fergus Walsh, BBC medical correspondent, pointed out that although Italians smoke more than Britons, they earn less, their economy is in an even worse shape than the British one, and they spend less on healthcare, they live longer. Much longer: on average, 18 months more, and they can even count on several more years of good health before disease and disability sets up.

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Fonte: This is Italy