[Oorang]

I have to agree with you. My Mom born and raised a Tar Heel (North Carolina) lived to just a couple of months shy of 102. Her parents (Tar Heels) lived to 97 and 94. They ate lots of meat (wild game, chicken, pork) some fried food (fried in pork fat - not oils), desserts always at the ready...fatback (oh no!)... and biscuits every day. There were also fresh garden vegetables every day and lots of physical labor.

IMO the key to fried foods and sugar is moderation. Stay away from soda pop and fast food/processed food, period.

[Texas resident]

My grand dad lived to be 90. Growing up, his family ate every part of a pig except the oink. Late in life, my grandmother would boil collard greens and save the water. They called it “pot liquor”. He would pour it into mason jars and keep in the fridge. Before he went to bed he would down 3 fingers of whisky and a big swig of the pot liquor. He also smoked cigars from the age of 14. WW 1 veteran.

I joke with people that smoking and drinking killed him at the young age of 90.