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jmknoll 39 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Researchers develop ‘transparent paper’ as alterna...

What makes you think that people eat healthier and get more exercise?

In the US at least, Obesity is on the rise, people eat more meat than ever before, and life expectancy is basically flat over the past decade.

mmooss 38 days ago [–]

And they smoke a lot less. Of course it depends on your starting point, but compared to all of human history before 50 years ago, the trend is clear.

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