Filipino UK health - what's the difference ?

[Terpe]

Women always statistically outlive men, probably more to do with the live fast die young attitude of men, plus we know best when we are ill ..... not that I ever do that .... you only have to visit an old peoples home and count the ratio of men to women..... or maybe it's the case that nagging makes you live longer

Women are fitter and stronger due to carrying heavy shopping, cases of beer, running up and down stairs and having a free work-out doing washing, ironing, vacuuming etc.

[Steve.r]

Informative post Alan, thank you.

[baby38]

You are right Terpe,women here in Australia women live longer by far, being a taxi driver picking elderly up from rest homes very rarely I get a man over the age of 80,many women over the age of 90.
And to be honest doc I been to the phills 7 times visited many places there,very rarely I see a man over 60 see more women but not many,so to be honest,where are they getting the statics from.
The men drink a lot especially rum,it around 80% proof,they drink it straight,followed by a little water,a 750ml bottle of rum about $1.25 au the same here in Australia about $32.they smoke a lot,a packet of 20 around 15 peso a packet that's around 40 cents a packet here in Australia,we pay now $11.
Also doc in the Phills lots of food very salty or very sweet food,you take their bread I cant eat its to sweet.And more eating fast foods.

[Terpe]

...Also doc in the Phills lots of food very salty or very sweet food,you take their bread I cant eat its to sweet.And more eating fast foods.

Yep, salty foods in Phils. Wow, just unbelievable. I have to be so careful.
Even with fruits, there will be a small dish with salt. Dip the mouthful size piece of fruit into the salt then eat it Argggg!