<div class="gmail_quote">On 4 August 2011 09:21, BillK <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pharos@gmail.com">pharos@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Longevity Genes May Protect Them From Unhealthy Lifestyles<br>
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<<a href="http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20110803/very-old-dont-always-have-healthy-habits" target="_blank">http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/news/20110803/very-old-dont-always-have-healthy-habits</a>><br>
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Aug. 3, 2011 -- Forget the stereotype pairing up longevity with clean living.<br>
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Men and women who live to age 95 and beyond, it seems, are overall no<br>
better than the general population when it comes to health habits such<br>
as watching their weight, eating well, and exercising, according to a<br>
new study.<br></blockquote></div><br>OTOH, this may also indicate that what is generally considered as "healthy habits" are not necessarily a recipe for longevity.<br><br>Some may have to do with "living less/slower in order to live for a longer time", such as caloric restriction or very bland habits.<br>
<br>Other imply that those who live longer do not do that because of their drinking plenty of water (anedoctical but disturbingly frequent correlations exist between being 100+ and not having drunk any water to speak of for decades...) strenuous aerobic exercise, reducing fat and protein ratio in one's diet, keeping away from alcohol, etc..<br>
<br>--<br>Stefano Vaj<br>