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by zeroer 3315 days ago
I don't know for a fact, but I would very much expect the answer to be yes. The relevant metrics to look at would be body fat percentage, cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood sugar levels, resting heart rate and blood pressure, and insulin sensitivity. After correcting for those, weight is just not a risk factor, so far as I know.
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It is hard to know without data. Professional athletes have a varied life expectancy depending on the sport and even role within a sport [1].

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534511/