Researchers show that political polarization affects health by undermining our healthy habits and trust in medical authority.
At the same time, asurvey of European countriesshowed that partisanship, once again, predicted health behaviors.
Instead, its about polarization and extremity itself.
The aggregate study also shows that in far-right leaning stateslike West Virginia and Mississippi, citizenshave worse health.
But could this phenomenon be a symptom of a larger bogeyman?
Perhaps adverse health behaviors and outcomes are a symptom, and the real illness is polarization.
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