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phineas gage on June 29, 2006 - 10:03pm Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
yes, unless there is a breakthrough in the treatment of obesity (or a radical change in American habits), the long standing growth in American life-expectancy will likely decline due to obesity and its medical complications. here's a MSM article describing this penomenon:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/diet.fitness/03/16/obesity.longevity.ap/

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David JM on June 30, 2006 - 10:23am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top
On the other hand, maybe all our fat citizens will need all that blubber to make it through the winter in "The Long Emergency"...;o)
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