Who Would Have Guessed That Poverty Can Reduce Your Lifespan?

Although there are some diseases associated with over-consumption (and wealth), it hardly surprises that relative poverty has now been claimed to account for the differences in lifespan in people living in different parts of the UK (https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/24/austerity-blamed-for-life-expectancy-stalling-for-first-time-in-century). Poverty clearly alters access to and success in education (and  will consequently influence the jobs we do). It also has major effects on the quality of the housing in which we live, the food that is eaten (especially if it comes from foodbanks) and general lifestyle (not many poor people pay a gym subscription). It just seems that people have been worried about making the link in case it generates a media backlash. It's now a bit difficult to ignore as life expectancy is actually declining for some groups (e.g. poorer women in the NE) after years of improvement.