Happiest With Their Lives
In 2012, the United Nations proclaimed March 20 as the International Day of Happiness or World Happiness Day, which has been held on this date every year since. The aim is to promote awareness for a "more inclusive, equitable and balanced approach to economic growth that…#unitednations #internationalday #worldhappinessday #annafleck #worldhappinessreport #africa #statistain #finland #iceland #lebanon (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 22, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

I live in Finland, this is why it's NOT the best place to live despite what the world happiness rankings say! And need I mention the constant threat of Putin?
It's that time of the year again: crappy weather and people sliding around in the Helsinki slush - and the seemingly inevitable confirmation that Finland is, yet again, the happiest place on the planet. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Spellbinding chart reveals how top 20 league table of happiest countries in the world has changed over the last decade... and the surprising nation which now has the cheeriest under-30s
Finland, home to 5.5million people, was today named the world's happiest country for the seventh consecutive year in a global league table of more than 140 countries. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. Falls Out of Top 20 in'World's Happiest Countries' List
WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2024 -- For the first time, the United States has fallen out of the top 20 spots on the annual world ' s happiest nations list. Americans are now No. 23, far behind the top five countries -- Finland (No. 1), Denmark, Iceland,... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 20, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

U.S. hits new low in World Happiness Report
Data: World Happiness Report; Chart: Jacque Schrag/Axios The U.S. hit an all-time low ranking in the annual World Happiness Report, tumbling eight spots to 23rd. Why it matters: Some countries, like Finland and Denmark, consistently rank among the world's happiest. The U.S. isn't one of them. The…#chart #worldhappinessreport #finland #denmark #gallup #laraaknin #sweden #israel #norway #luxembourg (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Finland is the world's happiest country as US rank drops
The News Young people in the United States and Western Europe are becoming less satisfied with their lives, according to Gallup’s World Happiness Report 2024. Happiness levels among 15-24-year olds in the U.S. have fallen steeply since the mid-2000s, Gallup found. Young people in Western Europe…#westerneurope #gallup #worldhappinessreport #happiness #nordic #finland #denmark #iceland #sweden #israel (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

This is the happiest country in Asia, according to the World Happiness Report
Singapore is the happiest country in Asia according to the 2024 World Happiness Report. Singapore is the happiest country in Asia for the second year in a row, according to the 2024 World Happiness Report released Wednesday. The city-state ranked 30 out of the 143 places surveyed for the study.…#singapore #worldhappinessreport #finland #denmark #iceland #gallupworldpoll #worldbank #shunwang (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World's happiest countries revealed: Finland tops global league table for SEVENTH year in a row, while Britain falls one place and the US drops out of the top 20 for the first time
The World Happiness Report 2024 gave Finland, home to 5.5million people, the top spot for the seventh year running, with a score of 7.74 out of 10 whilst Afghanistan was unhappiest nation at 1.72. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World's happiest countries revealed: Finland tops global league table AGAIN, while US sinks to its lowest place EVER
Among under-30s, the US was ranked 62nd in terms of happiness - below post-Soviet nations like Serbia (3rd) and Latvia (31st) and even southern neighbors Mexico (22nd) and Guatemala (49th). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Air Quality Is Bad Pretty Much Everywhere, New World Pollution Report Finds
The rules of survival are simple: humans can live weeks without food, days without water, but only minutes without air. Air is the most vital resource to human life, and yet what most of the world breathes in every day is dirty. According to the 2023 World Air Quality Report published on Tuesday by IQAir, a Swiss firm that monitors real-time air quality around the world and has published an annual assessment since 2018, only 10 countries or territories last year had air quality that met the World Health Organization’s standard for clean air. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] IQAir used as its primar...
Source: TIME: Health - March 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Chad de Guzman Tags: Uncategorized News Desk overnight Source Type: news

Why Nokia Stock Dived by Almost 6% on Monday
Investors often get excited when their companies announce and/or launch share-buyback programs. That's because if they're well-considered and effectively managed, they can add value to the affected stock. Alas, it doesn't seem like that's the case with Nokia's (NYSE: NOK) latest share-repurchase…#nokia #nok #finland #finnish #nokiaoyj #ericvolkman #motleyfool #whynokiastockdived (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

People who have 'woke' opinions are more likely to be depressed and anxious, study suggests
'Woke' attitudes about social justice issues were linked to a higher likelihood of depression and anxiety, a study from researchers in Finland found. They also had lower happiness scores. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Four of investors' top 5 favorite investment destinations are in Europe, Global Opportunity Index shows
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Four of investors' top five favorite destinations are in Europe, according to the Milken Institute's Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report. Denmark topped this year's rankings, scoring first on business perception, a…#milkeninstitute #goi #denmark #finland #maggieswitek #malaysia #switek (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Why the world cannot afford the rich
As environmental, social and humanitarian crises escalate, the world can no longer afford two things: first, the costs of economic inequality; and second, the rich. Between 2020 and 2022, the world’s most affluent 1% of people captured nearly twice as much of the new global wealth created as did…#western #norway #scandinavian #equalitytrust #unitedkingdom #oecd #denmark #finland #belgium #societies10 (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI, study finds
An inexpensive measure of obesity in children and adolescents that could replace body mass index (BMI) has been identified in a new study as waist circumference-to-height ratio. This measure detected excess fat mass and distinguished fat mass from muscle mass in children and adolescents more accurately than BMI. The study, published in Pediatric Research, was conducted in collaboration between the universities of Bristol, Exeter and Eastern Finland. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 14, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Translational Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Institutes, Institutes, ALS Source Type: news