Want to live long, go to New York!

Currently, the average life expectancy in five New York City districts is 80.6; The highest is Manhattan (82 years).

While the average life expectancy in many areas of the United States tends to decrease, in Manhattan (New York), that number has increased to a record within 10 years since 1987.

That success is the result of the New York City Department of Health's efforts to squeeze and deal drastically with unhealthy behaviors.

A corner of Manhattan (New York).

Currently, the average life expectancy in five New York City districts is 80.6; The highest is Manhattan (82 years old). Why can New York do that?

According to the British medical journal The Lancet, in the 1990s, life expectancy increased in part thanks to strong measures to curb the murder rate and HIV / AIDS-related deaths - 2 of the original Leading people pull back the average age at the beginning of the decade.

The research team at the Institute of Health Metrology and Evaluation (IHME) says an increase in life expectancy for New Yorkers has increased by more than 60% since 2000 due to reduced heart disease, cancer, diabetes and stroke.

In particular, the biggest effort is in the efforts of city health officials to prohibit many unhealthy eating habits of residents such as: ban trans fat (the most dangerous type of fat). in harmful fat groups commonly found in processed foods such as instant noodles, candies, chips, fried chicken .); ban smoking in public places and raise taxes to a high level for cigarettes; mandatory publicity of calories per dish on the menu. In addition, the government also upgraded hundreds of kilometers of bicycles, posters with information about the risks of obesity and the benefits of preventive health services.

Besides, at this time, the city is also considering a ban on sugary drinks, which is expected to take effect next year.

For the results that New York has achieved, many experts have made suggestions about scaling up this model on a large scale.