Share of Cost, Poverty Leads To Poor Health – But Not For Everyone

Monday, Jun. 11th 2012 10:17 AM

Poverty is bad for your health. Poor people are much more likely to have heart disease, stroke, and cancer than wealthy people, and have a lower life expectancy, too. Children who grow up poor are more likely to have health problems as adults. But despite these depressing statistics, many children who grow up poor have good health.

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