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Is that the case when the hosts are all in good shape (compared to even 200 years ago) and use "artificial" means to stay alive longer?

• morlockabove 6y ago
  In good shape? When half the population of the western world is obese, and 10% are diabetic? How many people, on average, were on the brink of starvation 200 years ago? We're still better off, I'd guess, but it's not that amazing
  • bserge 6y ago
    Hmm, you've got a point, but what kind of "obese" are we talking? Usually people conflate obese with overweight. Being (slightly) overweight is generally good for health, especially when combating a virus. 200+ years ago the vast majority of people were definitely starved for nutrients, living off whatever they could get locally, with very little meat compared to today.