[blam]

I'm waiting on the long arm/legs - small hands/feet study.

[blam]

The Secret To Long Life May Not Be In The Genes

[FlingWingFlyer]

Probably explains why Yosemite Sam is the way he is.

[Moonman62]

I’ve got long arms and short legs. Great for swinging from trees.

[tickmeister]

People can go nuts from trying to reach stuff on high shelves.

[buccaneer81]

Gee, perhaps they forgot about Ronald Reagan.

[exit82]

So if they tell you your arms are too short to box with God, they mean you’re nuts.

[buccaneer81]

These “studies” (Read: Income Grants) are BS.
Remember the ones in the ‘80s? Any man with male pattern baldness or creased earlobes ( or, God Forbid, a combination of the two) was destined to die of a heart attack by age 50.
Many MDs are brilliant. Unfortunately many are like shrinks; worse off than half of their patients.

[RosieCotton]

I have monkey arms. I guess (with enough chocolate and wine and coffee...for the antioxidants, doncha know) I’m gonna live forever.

[elmer fudd]

But they say if you’re short you live longer. My wife’s 4’10”, so odds are she’ll live to be 110 and be nuttier than squirrel poo.

[Myrddin]

Peter D'Adamo's most recent book titled, "The Genotype Diet" has some very interesting body geometry metrics that are traceable to genotype AND epigenetic differentiation during gestation. Ratios of upper/lower leg length, ratio of leg to torso, length of ring vs index finger and fingerprint patterns are indicators of exposure to hormones and nutrients. Jaw shape and angle, patterns of cusps on teeth and scooped incisors are also observable traits. These easily measured/observed characteristics correlate with other characteristics as well. D'Adamo boils people down to 6 general "genotypes": Hunter, Gatherer, Teacher, Explorer, Warrior and Nomad. It's best to start with your blood type, then add the other details to differentiate where you land in his general classifications.

The "payback" for the analysis is identification of foods that are "healthy" vs foods to be avoided for the genotype. Recommendations for ideal vitamins, supplements and exercise patterns are also provided.

The book caused me to take a completely new view of how higher organisms achieve their final form. Genetics is just a starting point. The epigenetic exposures during gestation can induce significant shifts in the final product. "Identical" twins don't have the same fingerprint as fingerprints are a running "log" of exposures to hormones and nutrients.

I mapped out as a "Hunter". My fingerprints bear fine crossing lines (like razor cuts) that appear as "white lines" in a fingerprint. My ridge are fairly flat as well. It turns out that those characteristics are observed in people with digestive problems and gluten intolerance. That was no surprise...just consistent with other symptoms and experience.

[Junior_G]

Don’t let the Democrat National Committee find out about this before election day.

[chuckles]

My dad was 5ft 3 in and died at 85. He was sharp as a tack his last day. This kind of stuff makes me sick. This is where the earth is heated by cow farts comes from. Anyone can get money to study anything.

[A CA Guy]

Short arms and legs are also linked to dwarfism.

[Dick Vomer]

[Erasmus]

Short Arms And Legs Linked To Risk Of Dementia, Study Shows

As the saying goes,

"Spare the rack and spoil the child."

[ozark hilljilly]

"For every inch longer a woman's leg, the risk of dementia and Alzheimer's disease was reduced by 16 percent."

So what's the baseline? I'm confused. An inch longer than what? 32 inches? 30 inches? The curse of the Penguin People runs in my family (Long torsos, short legs.) I'm 5'10", but only have a 28" inseam. (yeah, I know- I'm a freak.) Am I doomed? Ohnoes!