On Thursday, July 22, 2004, at 09:20 PM, Eva Hedin wrote:

> The Danish area compared is attached to Sweden by a bridge so the two
> countries are geographically very close. Culturally too.


Sorry if this seems a bit off topic, it ties in later! I was reading
Interpol data about crime rates in various European countries. I was
surprised to see the very high murder rates for some places. Holland
and Sweden for example were both considerably higher than the US.
Scotland and N. Ireland as well. One reason given for the lower
longevity of some US minorities is the very high murder rates in some
groups. I wonder if anyone has data on how this affects your countries?
How much life span is lost due to murder and suicide?

To tie this in to diet, low cholesterol is linked to higher crime and
suicide rates, as well as cancer and stroke. Vegetarians seem to me to
be rather unbalanced emotionally, at least those I have met often seem
to be unhappy, angry people a lot of the time. Any thoughts?