wmw999 2,447 #1 April 19, 2012 From the New York Times:QuoteLester Breslow, Who Linked Healthy Habits and Long Life, Dies at 97 By DOUGLAS MARTIN Published: April 14, 2012 Dr. Lester Breslow, a public health leader whose research gave mathematical proof to the notion that people can live longer and healthier by changing habits like smoking, diet and sleep, died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 97. The University of California, Los Angeles, where Dr. Breslow was a former dean of the Fielding School of Public Health, announced the death. Dr. Breslow’s most lauded accomplishment was a study of 6,928 people in Alameda County, Calif., that examined their behavior over intervals of up to 20 years. It used quantitative analysis to prove that a 45-year-old with at least six of the seven healthy habits Dr. Breslow chose as important had a life expectancy 11 years longer than someone with three or fewer. ... But it was the Alameda County study that rocked the public health world, because it proved with numbers that behavior indisputably affected longevity. Its recommendations: do not smoke; drink in moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. A follow-up study showed that those who followed better habits were less likely to become disabled. Of those with four or more good health habits, 12.2 percent were likely to be disabled 10 years after the study began; those with two or three, 14.1 percent; and those with only one or no positive health habits at all, 18.7 percent. Dr. Breslow found that a 60-year-old who followed the seven recommended behaviors would be as healthy as a 30-year-old who followed fewer than three. ... In 2010, Dr. Breslow, then 95, joined with Prof. James E. Enstrom of U.C.L.A. to publish a paper about a group of California Mormons whom they had studied over 25 years. The life expectancy of the Mormon males was 9.8 years greater than that of the general population of white American males; female Mormons lived 5.6 years longer than their general-population counterparts. The authors credited the Mormons’ healthy lifestyle. Dr. Breslow himself did not smoke or drink. He walked regularly, practiced moderation in all things and enjoyed tending his vegetable garden.OK, I'm not sure I want to be moderate in all things, but maybe some of them... If he was still interested in things at 95 life was probably still good Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #2 April 19, 2012 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
extreme78 0 #3 April 19, 2012 If his study is true, I should live a long happy life A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #4 April 19, 2012 Quote sleep seven to eight hours Oops. But then what good is an extra 5 - 10 years if you spend half of them asleep? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #5 April 19, 2012 Quote The life expectancy of the Mormon males was 9.8 years greater than that of the general population of white American males; female Mormons lived 5.6 years longer than their general-population counterparts. Maybe so, but their fun quotient was an average 27.8% lower. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #6 April 19, 2012 Quote Its recommendations: do not smoke; drink in moderation; sleep seven to eight hours; exercise at least moderately; eat regular meals; maintain a moderate weight; eat breakfast. Good gawd!I never realized what a boring life Twardo has been leading."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #7 April 19, 2012 Quote Quote The life expectancy of the Mormon males was 9.8 years greater than that of the general population of white American males; female Mormons lived 5.6 years longer than their general-population counterparts. Maybe so, but their fun quotient was an average 27.8% lower. Old joke: "Hey Doc, do you think I'll live to be 100?" "Well, do you smoke, drink, stay out late, gamble and chase loose women all the time?" "Absolutely not. I've never done those things." "Well, why would you WANT to live to be 100?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #8 April 20, 2012 Quote Quote Quote The life expectancy of the Mormon males was 9.8 years greater than that of the general population of white American males; female Mormons lived 5.6 years longer than their general-population counterparts. Maybe so, but their fun quotient was an average 27.8% lower. Old joke: "Hey Doc, do you think I'll live to be 100?" "Well, do you smoke, drink, stay out late, gamble and chase loose women all the time?" "Absolutely not. I've never done those things." "Well, why would you WANT to live to be 100?" Chasing loose women is NOT listed as an "unhealthy" habit. It's really good exercise. And more fun than all the others. "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
