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Re:Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster by willy_k on Monday October 07, 2024 @02:41PM (#41769439)
Not very surprising, considering it’s the same companies using the same playbook. I’m not so sure that being obese is healthier than smoking, being obese might not give you cancer but it will certainly mess with your heart, and I would not be surprised if someone who smoked for the same amount of time someone else was obese ends up having a better prognosis after quitting.
Re:Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster by fortran77 on Monday October 07, 2024 @03:48PM (#41770187)
Obesity is associated with many forms of cancer. See https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention/risk/o...
Re:Silicon Valley, the New Lobbying Monster by consteval on Tuesday October 08, 2024 @10:35AM (#41777820)
To be fair, the real risk of smoking is not actually lung cancer. Most smokers don't get lung cancer.

It's heart and lung damage. Congestive heart failure, heart attacks, COPD, etc. A lot of these are slow, painful, and terminal.