On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 08:05:02 +1100, Bruce >
wrote:

>On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:29:19 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
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>>On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:39:59 +1100, Bruce >
>>wrote:
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>>>On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 21:36:45 +1100, Jeßus > wrote:
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>>>>On Wed, 11 Jan 2017 11:30:31 +1100, Bruce >
>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>On Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:26:30 -0800 (PST), dsi1 >
>>>>>wrote:
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>>>>>>On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at 12:43:01 PM UTC-10, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>>>> Long lives among indigenous people can many times be attributed to the extreme physicality required of
>>>>>>> those traditional lifestyles.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> N.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Those old timers were mostly farmers and laborers. They had a hard life. Life is easier for the Okinawans these days. OTOH, the easy life tends to lead to shorter lifespans. This seems like a mighty fine trade to me, mighty fine.
>>>>>
>>>>>There you go. You say they lived long because they had hard lives.
>>>>>Lucretia thinks it's because of the fat (that they actually ate little
>>>>>off in those days). I'm guessing it's because of low fat and sweet
>>>>>potato. We can all have our own party thanks to these people.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Yes. The Inuit are well known for scoffing down tons of sweet potato.
>>>
>>>The Inuit may do other things that make them live long (do they live
>>>long?)
>>
>>Well, they were known for low levels of diabetes, heart disease and
>>cancer. Their diet was mostly high in protein and fats and low in
>>fruits and vegetables. Good fats, as opposed to bad fats, I should
>>add.
>
>So you think they had a low life expectancy because of the prevalence
>of polar bear death?

Yes. That and space aliens. Where did I mention polar bears?