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2011-08-05 -Short Attention Span Theater-
Eat, Drink, Smoke, Whatever. Genes And Luck Determine Longevity.
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Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-05 09:08|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ]  Top

#1 Huh? Obesity? Ever seen a fat man in an old folks' home?
Posted by gromky 2011-08-05 10:02||   2011-08-05 10:02|| Front Page Top

#2 To hell with the pink tofu and sprouts, bring on the red meat and Jack.
Posted by JohnQC 2011-08-05 10:04||   2011-08-05 10:04|| Front Page Top

#3 gromky: Plenty of people in retirement homes *used* to be fat, if not as a rule obese. But after the age of about 80, the efficiency of digestion is so reduced, as are the senses of smell and taste, that few remain fat.

Oddly enough, being somewhat overweight actually contributes to longevity, and the diseases of those who are somewhat overweight are "better" than those diseases suffered by those who are underweight.
Posted by Anonymoose 2011-08-05 10:08||   2011-08-05 10:08|| Front Page Top

#4 Considering my great-grandfather, ate almost nothing but Reese's Cups from age 86 to 99, I'm not suprised by these findings. Pipe tobacco and Reese's Cups, truly a breakfast of champions.
Posted by Destro 2011-08-05 10:35||   2011-08-05 10:35|| Front Page Top

#5 Already on this longevity plan.

Mmm.... beer and steak.
Posted by DarthVader 2011-08-05 10:55||   2011-08-05 10:55|| Front Page Top

#6 Ever seen a fat man in an old folks' home?

Yes.

Next question.
Posted by Pappy 2011-08-05 10:58||   2011-08-05 10:58|| Front Page Top

#7 Living proof.
Posted by Perfesser 2011-08-05 14:02||   2011-08-05 14:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Not a good example, Perfesser, as that fellow has been pickled.
Posted by Rob Crawford 2011-08-05 14:42||   2011-08-05 14:42|| Front Page Top

#9  Living proof; he looks 100 but he's only 23.
Posted by Dale 2011-08-05 15:08||   2011-08-05 15:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Its just that if you give up smoking, drinking, meat, fatty food, and sex it seems like an eternity.
Posted by CrazyFool 2011-08-05 15:27||   2011-08-05 15:27|| Front Page Top

#11 Look you have to give up wine, women, and song. The man's Doctor advises. Patient replies how about me just giving up the song.
Posted by Dale 2011-08-05 17:29||   2011-08-05 17:29|| Front Page Top

#12 This doesn't fit the lefty health playbook.
Posted by Dale 2011-08-05 17:31||   2011-08-05 17:31|| Front Page Top

#13 Bad news! M'chelle may have to retreat to comfort food (>3100 calories per day)
Posted by Frank G 2011-08-05 20:31||   2011-08-05 20:31|| Front Page Top

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