{"id":53345,"date":"2023-05-19T11:39:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-19T10:39:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=53345"},"modified":"2023-12-01T09:51:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T09:51:00","slug":"brits-are-living-shorter-than-others-but-this-can-be-prevented-says-university-professor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/05\/19\/brits-are-living-shorter-than-others-but-this-can-be-prevented-says-university-professor\/","title":{"rendered":"Brits are living shorter than others &#8211; but this can be prevented, says Sheffield professor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Life expectancy in the UK has been falling for the past ten years, with areas like Doncaster scoring particularly low according to The Health Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Large gaps in life expectancy across the UK, and internationally\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q8b8mZaHAXk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; 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