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Coincidentally, those parts of the world (especially China and Japan) have higher-than-expected life expectancy than most parts of the West

This factoid is taken for granted in these arguments, but if you look it up, it's not true. Japan has a higher life expectancy, but the other white rice eating areas have a lower life expectancy, or are maybe tied. For example, China is 5 years lower than the USA and UK.



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