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hyporational comments on Open thread, September 15-21, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: hyporational 18 September 2014 04:34:30AM 3 points [-]

Accumulation of fat to vital organs like the liver could be a better predictor. Fatty liver can be diagnosed via ultrasound, which is cheap.

Being fat is a risk even if you get sick for other reasons. Rehabilitation suffers.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 September 2014 10:11:56AM 2 points [-]

Cite?

Comment author: hyporational 18 September 2014 12:53:56PM 2 points [-]