Posted on 08/05/2011 7:14:22 PM PDT by Clairity
Taking regular exercise, drinking only in moderation and watching what you eat makes no difference to one's chances of reaching 100, research has found.
Those who are lucky enough to qualify for a telegram from the Queen have simply been dealt a good genetic hand at birth, the study indicates.
Academics studied almost 500 people between 95 and 109 and compared them with over 3,000 others born during the same period.
They found those who lived extremely long lives ate just as badly, drank and smoked just as much, took just as little exercise and were just as likely to be overweight as their long-gone friends.
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
I am with you on that...I never understood the idea of living to be 100 as a worthy cause. Scripture says man’s life span is 3 score and 10. After that if they live longer its because they are strong and those years are filled with sorrow/
LOL - good one verity.
My goal is to reach 88 and get hit by a car I didn’t see coming.
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