and Prosper

Most of this article is about how non-eco friendly the norhwest is. But here’s a fun excerpt:
Northwesterners number among the longest-living people on the planet. If British Columbia were a nation of its own, its residents’ 80.7 average years of living would be second globally only to Japan. The Northwest as a whole would come out eighth.
We’re living longer than ever — an average of 79 years. That’s up three years in the last 20 years alone — even though Northwesterners spend less on health care than other Americans.
I wonder why that is. Do people in vancouver and seattle eat enough sushi to make this happen?