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Seems high but it wouldn't surprise me if regular church goers had longer expected lifespan than average, the ones I know that regularly attend church aren't exactly the rip roaring partying type and more likely to lead a quiet type lifestyle.
You raise a good point.
The 10 years longer lifespan doesn't mean that 100 out of 100 people are living to 90 instead of 80. It could also mean that 20 people out of 100 are living to 80 instead of 30.
Is this medical test that declared him smoke free or just taking it on his word? If it's real medical test it would be interesting to see how long you would have to remain smoke free to be deemed medically smoke free.
I often wonder why such information is released to the public and when did this start? Working at a hospital, I know how serious an offense it is for a patient's medical information to be released to the public. The President probably has to give the OK for such information to be released, no matter how insignificant it may seem. I never saw where a sitting US President's physical was anyone's business except between him, his doctor, and his family.
I never saw where a sitting US President's physical was anyone's business except between him, his doctor, and his family.
I'm pretty sure it's common for them to release information, usually not a very big news story. If I remember correctly during the Reagen presidency since his age was such a concern it was widely reported. The focus on Cheney's health was pretty big.
Having said that I have doubts if there was major issue it would be released.
I'm pretty sure it's common for them to release information, usually not a very big news story. If I remember correctly during the Reagen presidency since his age was such a concern it was widely reported. The focus on Cheney's health was pretty big.
Having said that I have doubts if there was major issue it would be released.
But was this the standard practice when FDR was president? Most of the public didn't know he used a wheelchair.
But was this the standard practice when FDR was president? Most of the public didn't know he used a wheelchair.
I'm aware of that, If my understanding is correct there is very few images or film of him in a wheelchair. Different times then, the news media had different boundaries they didn't cross.
I'm not sure what your point is - that smoking "only" takes 7-10 years off your life, which at my age sounds like a pretty darn good reason to not smoke (I'm not a smoker - never have been) or that we should be outraged that President Obama doesn't have a regular church?
And can you provide a link to some credible source to back up your claim that regular church attendance adds 7-10 years to one's life expectancy? If it does, I may just have to get my atheist butt to church.
Weird that you think it's weird!!
Sorry that you don't understand the point. I'll try to restate it for you: We as a society have become fixated on smoking as a great evil, when there are so many other health factors that are important.
I'm a runner and non-smoker, and also an atheist by the way. I would not be surprised if my running adds as many years to my life as quitting smoking (if he really did it) did for Pres. Obama. Hopefully we will not be devoting news cycles to the running routines of presidential candidates anytime soon.
There are tons of these life expectancy studies out there. I heard about the church thing on one of those 'ask the doctor' shows. I don't remember who or where the study was from, but the doctor discussing the study noted that the increased lifespan from church attendance was about equal to the decreased lifespan from smoking found in other studies.
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Obama releases his medical records....see it doesn't hurt
