Eli5: if obesity is so unhealthy, why do countries with high obesity rates such as US and UK generally have higher average lifespans than many countries with lower obesity rates?

Question

Eli5: if obesity is so unhealthy, why do countries with high obesity rates such as US and UK generally have higher average lifespans than many countries with lower obesity rates?

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Answer 1

the richer country is, the better the healthcare…

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and the more food there is to make people fat..

so both things (lifespan and obesity) are related to country’s wealth, not to each other