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Volcic-tentacles t1_je441xr wrote

Doesn't this also "match" population density?

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NeverrSummer t1_jeaojtj wrote

Not really. Denver, Seattle, and New York on that chart are all areas of very high population density with very low heart disease and obesity rates relative to much smaller cities in the Southeast.

There are clear cultural/regional trends here beyond just the fact that denser urban populations tend to be fatter on average, although that is true as well.

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