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Who Will Live Longer A 170lb Smoker Or A 300lb. Non-smoker ?

Who do you think would live longer ?: A 170lb smoker or a 300lb. nonsmoker.?
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I've known plenty of people in their seventies who smoke. I can't think of anyone I've ever known over the age of 70 who weighed 300+ lbs. Not that either one is good. I watched my father die from his cigarette addiction, and it wasn't pleasant.
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Who Will Live Longer A 170lb Smoker Or A 300lb. Non-smoker ?

I ve known plenty of people in their seventies who smoke. I can t think of anyone I ve ever known over the age of 70 who weighed 300+ lbs. Not that either one is good. I watched my father die from his cigarette addiction, and it wasn t pleasant.