Re: Re: To CRON or not to CRON?

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One leading cause of death, which has been excluded from the list, is that from iatrogenic sources. iat·ro·gen·ic : induced inadvertently by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Tyler Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 9:17 AM Subject: [ ] Re: To CRON or not to CRON? > I suppose it's strictly a rational matter of estimating the > likelyhood of dying in an accident versus dying of one of the > diseases such as cancer that CR tends to reduce the incidence of. > Accidents did seem a pretty big number on that list of Alans.> And of course one may have a greater likelyhood of dying *younger*> in an accident ....http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr49/nvsr49_11.pdf...appears to be the definitive document on the matter:``In 1999 the 10 leading causes of death were (in rank order) Diseases of heart; Malignant neoplasms; Cerebrovascular diseases; Chronic lower respiratory diseases; Accidents; Diabetes mellitus; Influenza and pneumonia; Alzheimer's disease; Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome, and nephrosis; and Septicemia and accounted for nearly 80 percent of all deaths occurring in the United States.''