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Originally Posted by OptimalTates
Everything else equal we know the most defining factor for health is wealth. The vast majority of the underweight would be made up of people from poor countries but I would bet a large majority of the upper middle class white collar office workers making their six figures (i.e. Calgarypuck users) would be in the slightly overweight category. So this shouldn't be a surprise at all even before factoring in any typical other "health" metrics.
But also from a completely anecdotal experience based on my own loved ones, it does seems like at a certain age it seems to shift into being beneficial to have a little added cushion. When you start getting to that point where you're significantly more susceptible to cancers and you can see how quickly the treatment and disease can wither people, having that little extra of energy storage might make the difference.
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I’d also be curious how the study was done and screened out things like cancer, drug addiction etc that can lead people to being underweight and unhealthy. At first glance I’m getting Minnesota diet study claims from it.