• Burstar@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    The paper doesn’t even prove that they are healthier due to a greater sense of personal responsibility. It only theorizes this sense of personal responsibility is a possible cause. As others have pointed out the study results could be explained simply by picking conservatives that are upperclass and have more time/energy/money to spend on being healthy.

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      3 months ago

      Or stronger notions of what body types are compatible with their gender role.