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Health gap widens in U.S, narrows in China

(UPI) In the United States and China the rich tend to be healthier than the poor, but in China the gap is narrowing, unlike in the United States, researchers found…

The health gap between the advantaged and the disadvantaged has shrunk with each successive (Chinese) generation, [lead author Dr. Feinian] Chen said.

"This is the exact opposite of what has been found in studies of the U.S. population, where the health gap has been shown to widen with each generation," Chen said.

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