Starling Fitness: Daily writings on Fitness, Diet, and Health

Malcolm Gladwell, author of Blink and The Tipping Point, noticed a study on health care in the U.S. and U.K.

“The United States spends $5274 per person, per year, on health care and the United Kingdom spends $2164, or substantially less than half as much. The question is—what do we get, in terms of health, that for extra $3100 a year?”

It turns out that on all levels, Americans are less healthy than Brits. If you think obesity was the nail in the coffin, think again and read his weblog:

• gladwell.com: U.S. versus U.K.

The truth of the matter is that you can’t buy health. You can’t buy it at the doctor’s office, the hospital or the drug store. You have to give it to yourself every day.