# Which Person Is Healthier?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-person-is-healthier/136785>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 15, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-person-is-healthier/136785 "2002-11-15T00:36:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jason1234567892001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jason1234567892001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jason1234567892001)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-person-is-healthier/136785/1 "2002-11-15T00:36:59Z")

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Which person is healthier? The person who is normal wieght and has ate junk food all his life, or the person who is 50 pounds overwieght and has ate healthy food all his life? They both have exercised the same amount of time and intensity they’re whole life.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2002, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-person-is-healthier/136785/2 "2002-11-15T00:59:15Z")

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Didn’t someone ask exactly this question a few weeks ago?