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To: Red Badger

Very interesting.

I have seen a number of interviews on TV, with people who reach 100 or other old age. And it seems a mixed bag. Some have never smoked and/or drank. Others drank in moderation. I remember one old man, said he smoked a cigar a day for decades.

I got the impression that any who smoked or drank, did so in moderation.

Also of note is how skinny these oldsters are. I don’t know if they are on strict diets or just don’t eat as much when older.


4 posted on 05/05/2021 1:00:54 PM PDT by Dilbert San Diego
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I have noticed that too. Less body fat means less inflammation means less dna damage.


5 posted on 05/05/2021 1:04:06 PM PDT by libh8er
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To: Dilbert San Diego

They don’t have much appetite...I am one of them.

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6 posted on 05/05/2021 1:06:39 PM PDT by Mears (.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“Also of note is how skinny these oldsters are. I don’t know if they are on strict diets or just don’t eat as much when older.”

Fat people died off decades earlier.
I cannot ever recall seeing an obese 95 year old.


9 posted on 05/05/2021 1:13:19 PM PDT by setter
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To: Dilbert San Diego

Modern science shows calorie restrictions do extend lifespans. Rodents live 150% longer when on regular intervals of calorie restriction.


10 posted on 05/05/2021 1:14:57 PM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: Dilbert San Diego

I often write about grandmother who lived to be 106.

She smoked moderately, drank moderately—but what made her an unusual person is she had a very positive disposition—off the charts.

She was always smiling, always friendly, always cheerful.

Other people claimed she was stupid because she just did not understand the negative stuff—but I knew her very well, and she was very intelligent—she knew exactly what she was doing..she just refused to play along with stuff that caused stress.


13 posted on 05/05/2021 1:24:32 PM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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To: Dilbert San Diego

“Also of note is how skinny these oldsters are. I don’t know if they are on strict diets or just don’t eat as much when older.”

Fat people don’t live past 75.

In nearly 100% of cases.


14 posted on 05/05/2021 1:36:20 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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