Re: International Longevity Comparison

[Guest guest]

Isn't longevity a combination of lifestyle and genes? A low-fat diet

is proven to reverse CVD. And a plant-based diet is the highest in

(most) known necessary nutrients including those biocehems that are

relatively less understood but still considered to significant to

health and longevity, ie anthrocyanins, ployphenols etc.

The choice of diet is simple to me... Plants and lots of them.

Sufficient exercise for strength, cardio fitness, balance, and QOL.

And of course that one or two " secret ingrediant " from those

" long-lived " societies

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> The men of San Marino (~Italy) are the world's longest-lived,

> apparently.

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> For women it is Japan of course:

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> http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-sci-

> health19may19,1,7056339.story?coll=la-health-

> medicine & ctrack=1 & cset=true

>

> http://snipurl.com/1l67f

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> Rodney.

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[Guest guest]

Here is the actual AP article:

" Women in Japan and men in San Marino live longest

The Associated Press May 19. 2007 6:01AM

GENEVA - A boy born in San Marino, a tiny republic surrounded by

Italy, will likely live to age 80, the world's longest male life

expectancy, but newborn girls in Japan and 30 other countries have

even better prospects, the World Health Organization said Friday.

Sierra Leone registered the shortest male life expectancy at 37

years - the same as that of girls in Swaziland, who were at the

bottom of the female list, WHO's " World Health Statistics 2007'' show.

Females in Japan, who traditionally lead the world tables, have a

life expectancy of 86 years, the same as last year's statistics. San

Marino men, who tied with Japanese men last year at 79, added a year

to get ahead.

Men in the United States have a 75-year life expectancy; U.S. women

could reach 80.

WHO said the life expectancy figures were based on 2005, the latest

year available. It said statistics kept by its 193 member countries

may vary in some cases because it had computed the figures itself to

ensure compatibility.

Following San Marino on the male side were Australia, Iceland, Japan,

Sweden and Switzerland at 79 years and then Canada, Israel, Italy,

Monaco and Singapore at 78. France was tied for 12th place at 77

years with a group of countries including New Zealand and Britain.

Germany was at 76 years. Cuba was among the countries that tied the

U.S. for 33rd place at 75 years.

Countries with long-living women include Monaco, 85 years, and

Andorra, Australia, France, Italy, San Marino, Spain and Switzerland

at 84. Canada tied Iceland and Sweden at 83 years for women, and

Germany was in a group at 82 years. Britain came in at 81 years.

Costa Rica and Denmark tied the United States for 32nd place at 80

years.

Afghanistan is the toughest place for babies, with an infant

mortality rate of 165 in 1,000 live births, compared with the two

babies who die per 1,000 born in Singapore or Iceland. "

Rodney.

--- In , " Rodney " <perspect1111@...>

wrote:

>

> The men of San Marino (~Italy) are the world's longest-lived,

> apparently.

>

> For women it is Japan of course:

>

> http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-sci-

> health19may19,1,7056339.story?coll=la-health-

> medicine & ctrack=1 & cset=true

>

> http://snipurl.com/1l67f

>

> Rodney.

>

[Guest guest]

it would be interesting to see obesity/avg weight/calorie consumption

tables listed next to the top and bottom ones. the US has the highest

obesity rate in the world, although mexico is about to overtake us, so

no surprise to see us in the low end of the developed world.

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> > The men of San Marino (~Italy) are the world's longest-lived,

> > apparently.

> >

> > For women it is Japan of course:

> >

> > http://www.latimes.com/features/health/medicine/la-sci-

> > health19may19,1,7056339.story?coll=la-health-

> > medicine & ctrack=1 & cset=true

> >

> > http://snipurl.com/1l67f

> >

> > Rodney.

> >

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