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		sarchertech on Sept 17, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Wharton professor says America should shorten the ... No one ever argues we should all try to gain 50 lbs either. Both are valid possibilities.

yters on Sept 17, 2018 [–]

Overweight people apparently live longer.

coding123 on Sept 17, 2018 | [–]

Is there some kind of skew here?

Like 1 million malnourished people in Africa dying fast vs 1 million somewhat overweight software engineers with healthcare benefits?

So what happens when you factor in fit people (which the US is probably short of anyway)?

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