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  • From: VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Longevity and genetics
  • Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 18:59:23 -0800 (PST)

The near starvation may be overstatement but that is
term used the first time I ever encountered that idea.
The term may have been writers' license but I believe
the author was a doctor or researcher.
I don't remember ever reading about longevity that
genetics was not listed as a major factor. I suppose
it is possible that is something everyone assumes.
I hope that is the case as my family tend toward long
lives...L..
Van Dell



--- Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

> > First one is stated with tongue in cheek.. that is
> to
> > choose your ancestors carefully. genetics seem to
> be
> > the biggest determining factor.
>
> Perhaps I need to go back and read those four
> articles again. What I
> took from them is that scientists are mostly agreed
> that physical
> characteristics such as color of skin, hair and eyes
> and shape of
> nose and ears are genetically founded, as are some
> racially-
> attributed disease characteristics and some other
> diseases, but
> longevity is not primarily determined by genetics.
> More and more, I
> feel that health factors attributed to genetics are
> more likely the
> result of family habits regarding quality and
> preparation of food,
> exercise, attitudes and social activity. The
> physical and mental
> condition of a mother during gestation is critical,
> perhaps more
> important than what the resulting person chooses as
> their lifestyle.
> If a young mother was born to and grew up in a
> family of strong,
> positive health habits, the child may well be more
> strongly resistant
> to common maladies. Who among us would choose to be
> born of an obese
> alcoholic smoker or drug addict?
>
> > The third amazes me even though I
> > have did understand, but have forgotten, the
> > scientific explanation, that is to eat a near
> > starvation diet.
>
> From The 100-Year Diet, by Walford, to recent
> articles based on
> decades of research, the emphasis has not been on
> deprivation,
> certainly not near starvation, but very gradually
> reducing caloric
> intake after full growth is attained.
>
> Caloric diminishment fits with typical modern
> lifestyle choices which
> are well-known to cause obesity and a plethora of
> disease. If, and
> that is a big if, one keeps up an energetic physical
> life in later
> years it would appear that higher caloric intake is
> appropriate.
>
>
>
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