Life expectancy in northern Lincolnshire 'stubbornly low'

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A public health director suggested fast food outlets were impacting on people's health.

Life expectancy in parts of northern Lincolnshire remains "stubbornly low", with too many residents "old before their time", according to health officials.

Ms Lee suggested poor diet was now the biggest risk factor to preventable ill health, adding the cost of living also had an impact on the choices people were able to make.According to data from Public Health England , deprived areas had five times more fast food outlets than affluent areas.

 

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