Re: Risk Factors Preventing Living to 85 Healthy

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At 06:11 PM 1/16/2007, you wrote:

Hi folks:

'Healthy' here is defined as reaching age 85 without any mental or

physical impairment, including cancer, heart disease, stroke, lung

disease, Parkinson's disease and diabetes.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,229332,00.html?

sPage=fnc.health/aging

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The nine risk factors are:

BMI > 25

High blood glucose

High triglycerides

High blood pressure

Low grip strength (< 85 lbs)

Smoking

More than three alcoholic drinks daily

Did not graduate high school

Not married

It's noteworthy that triglycerides make the list while the eternal modern

demon, cholesterol, doesn't.

Maco