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Annalee Apr 24, 2023

Read an article today about why Americans think alcohol has health benefits and it's apparently another "well the French are healthy and they do X so it's healthy to do X."

So here's your periodic reminder that France (and Italy, and Sweden, and Japan, and basically every country you've seen in a "this country is so healthy, what's their secret?" headline) has universal health care.

The secret is access to health care. It's always access to health care.

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DadsForSensibleCurfews

@Annalee this is also worth mentioning https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-food-additives-banned-europe-making-americans-sick-expert-says/

U.S. food additives banned in Europe: Expert says what Americans eat is "almost certainly" making them sick

One expert says most Americans likely don't realize how many additives they're eating that European regulators shun — and it's "almost certainly" making them sick.