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Another article:

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-longevity-genes-20110803,0,5216590.story

“The key, researchers concluded, may lie in genetics. “This study suggests that centenarians may possess additional longevity genes that help to buffer them against the harmful effects of an unhealthy lifestyle,” said senior author Dr. Nir Barzilai in a news release. Barzilai is director of the Institute for Aging Research at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in tNew York, N.Y.”

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Clean living key to long life? Don’t believe it

100-year-olds report lifetime of lousy health choices in major study

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43992058/ns/health-aging/

“Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that many very old people — age 95 and older — could be poster children for bad health behaviorwith their smoking, drinking, poor diet, obesity and lack of exercise.”

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My maternal grandfather still has 2-3 fingers of Wild Turkey or VA Gentleman each afternoon (”Doctor says it probably won’t be what kills me”) and he turned 99 in March. Saw him a few weeks back, he said “hurry back, I’ll still be here as long as Ma keeps feedin’ me” (She’s 93 or 4)