Olympic medals or long life: what’s the bottom line?

• 1 Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, University of British Columbia, 4480 Oak Street, E414 A, Vancouver, BC V6H3V4, Canada
• 2 Pediatrics and Human Development, Michigan State University, USA
• 3 School of Population and Health Sciences and Business School, University of Newcastle, UK.

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