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Anyone else think there is a connection between being shorter and living longer?
Japan's life expectancy is 4 years longer than the US, and also on average three inches shorter. Many Latin countries also have comparable live expectancies despite being much poorer - and shorter
I don't see many 6'5 old men or 5'9 women walking around. It seems that short people last longer
I don't think the nations you mentioned are faring better with life expectancy because they are shorter - I think it has a lot more to do with lifestyle and diet. Most people in Japan and Latin American countries on average get 10X more physical activity than your typical American who will wait 15 minutes for a parking spot right by the entrance and spends 4 hours a day in front of the TV. People in other countries walk several miles a day, not for their health but because that's their means of transportation.
How many KrispyKremes or Dairy Queens do they have in Japan or Latin America? I'm just sayin'....
How many KrispyKremes or Dairy Queens do they have in Japan or Latin America? I'm just sayin'....
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Actually, I've read of connections between low height and osteoporosis as well as melanoma (and did have a short friend who died of a recurrence of the skin cancer.)
However, I do think there are a lot of qualities besides height which relate to longevity. I am just under 5'7". I weigh about 115.
But despite my healthy diet, I have cholesterol issues.
How long do you think I have?
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Actually, I've read of connections between low height and osteoporosis as well as melanoma (and did have a short friend who died of a recurrence of the skin cancer.)
However, I do think there are a lot of qualities besides height which relate to longevity. I am just under 5'7". I weigh about 115.
But despite my healthy diet, I have cholesterol issues.
How long do you think I have?
Being 6'5, this is interesting to me and I sure hope my ogre-ish size doesn't mean I'm destined for an early grave. I think that while height may play a role, it's fairly minimal so long as you're not obscenely tall or short which can cause various problems with organs. I think as others have said, it's based more of diet and lifestyle than anything else. Those countries with the highest life expectancies generally also tend to have among the best diets.
I've always heard that you live longer if you are taller. (Which I want to believe since I'm almost 5'10...)
And since Sweden has one of the highest expectancys in the world and have many tall people, I don't think it's any danger being tall. More of an advantage.
I need to check this up (thank G-d for the Internet and google!)
In Norway a survey by professor Hans Waaler revealed that tall people live longer: women aged 40 to 44 who measured between 145 and 149 centimeters had a mortality rate double that of women between 165 and 169 centimeters. Norwegian men aged 55 to 59 who measured 150 to 155 centimeters had double the mortality rate of those whose height was 185 to 189 centimeters.
Anyone else think there is a connection between being shorter and living longer?
Japan's life expectancy is 4 years longer than the US, and also on average three inches shorter. Many Latin countries also have comparable live expectancies despite being much poorer - and shorter
I don't see many 6'5 old men or 5'9 women walking around. It seems that short people last longer
Well that's because when you get older you shrink...so that 6'5" man is probably only really 6'2" when he dies and that 5' 9" woman was only 5' 7" when she went...think about it.
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