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The surgeon general also said that Trump — an obese, sedentary senior — is healthier than him. He doesn’t seem terribly concerned with credibility.

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There are thin people who are “fat on the inside” who are less healthy than larger people. That said I have no insight into the health of either subject.

There are, but the only two examples are Banach and Tarsky.

An example of what the type of thing intended (I presume) by the previous poster: Fatty-liver disease. "NAFLD is observed in up to 80% of obese people... and in up to 20% of normal weight people". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatty_liver_disease

AFAIU, some populations are more likely to exhibit non-overweight, non-obese NAFLD. Likewise for type 2 diabetes.

Er, what? Pretty sure GP was referring to the difference between subcutaneous and visceral fat. Visceral fat is behind the abdominal wall and puts extra pressure on internal organs.

Maybe a reference to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banach%E2%80%93Tarski_paradox ?

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