African-American women are another group with low life expectancy because of their high rates of obesity.

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The movable display, which is 15 meters long and five meters high, has two nearly life-sized models of fighter aircraft, covered with flowers, and flower-decked insignia.

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But the High Commissioner for Refugees says the capital is far from safe and the lack of basic services and shelter is making life difficult for many returning families.

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Many will need high levels of care. Researchers say that dramatically increasing global life expectancy makes it imperative to find solutions that prevent, delay,slow,and treat Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

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"What we found was that high blood pressure,smoking, overweight/obesity and high blood glucose account for five years of loss of life expectancy in men and about four years in women at the national level."

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