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Recent Insights into the U.S. Life Expectancy Stagnation with an Eye Toward the Future 

Neil Mehta studies the health and functioning of older adults, with a particular focus on cardiometabolic disease and mortality trends. He currently leads an international team investigating why gains in U.S. life expectancy have stalled, seeking to identify the behavioral, medical, and social forces behind this trend. His prior work has advanced understanding of the effects of obesity on disability and mortality, the sources of socioeconomic differences in mortality, and patterns of health among foreign-born populations in the United States and Europe.