It must be all the seafood they eat. Or maybe it's that glass of rum after each meal. Maybe smoing pure tobacco leaf in cigars also helps extend your lifespan as it doesn't contain the extra chemicals they use in cigarettes.

No it's the free healthcare.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They don't just have free Healthcare, they have one of the highest doctor to patient ratios in the world. It's amazing what they've accomplished despite how much they've been screwed by sanctions. Some dumb people point to Cuba as a failure of communism, but it's one of the greatest success stories if anything.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 3 points 8 months ago

I've always wondered how Cuba would have been if it wasn't for the sanctions.

[–] rwhitisissle@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'd be curious to see their obesity rates, as well. The USA has an enormously toxic relationship with food. Sugar is innately addictive and we've subsidized its production with the federal corn subsidy, which is part of the reason high fructose corn syrup is in practically everything. I'd be surprised if Cubans were anywhere near as physically unhealthy as the average American.

[–] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 2 points 8 months ago

I've been to Cuba and I gotta admit that Cubans were generally pretty skinny. The only few overweight people I've seen were mostly older people in their 50's-60's.