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" Lots of people do in fact need to gain weight to become healthier"

>> No. A few people. Very few. Lots need to lose weight to be healthier.

According to a BBC article from 2016 [0] there were an estimated 641 million overweight people on earth and 462 million underweight people. I wouldn't call that "very few".

[0] https://www.bbc.com/news/health-35933691

I bet most of those half a billion underweight people are not going to be reading the Washington Post, or even worrying about dietary advice it's from a us-based news outlet.

I thoroughly approve of the quibble though.

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