Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> > Roland Smith > Oakland, California > - ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James Harrison" <leicajh@earthlink.net> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 6:00 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Uh.... earth to wannabe lawyers > > > > > Willie Nelson said " There are alot more old drunks than there are old > > doctors". I call on doctors to bail me out over bad genetics- not bad > > eating habits... Lighten up Alf...jh > I doubt that Willie Nelson is an expert regarding longevity patterns of different subgroups of peoples. While there may be many old "drunks" it is because a larger percentage of the population drinks to excess than graduates from medical school. I can assure you that physicians on average outlive alcoholics. While genetics may well be the blueprint of longevity, bad eating habits will affect longevity and health. For example, the explosion in diabetes is in major part due to overeating by Americans. Paul Collura MD > > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html