Sergey wrote:Anastassia wrote:Всё-таки по-моему, генетика первична, корм вторичен.
+1.
How do you explain the significant difference between the life expectancy of Russian women and that of Canadian women?
I don't have the time to Really look into it (using Google Scholar). But here are some links for you to check out
http://www.bookrags.com/research/aging- ... tancy-wog/
"Scientists estimate that longevity due to genetic inheritance is between 25-30 percent; individual interaction with the environment accounts for the rest."
http://www.ehow.com/facts_5647146_lifes ... vity_.html
"Researchers have studied the lifestyles of groups who live the longest, such as residents of Sardinia, Italy, and Okinawa, Japan, and discovered that "best practices" do contribute greatly to lifespan. In other words, it's not all just a matter of genes.
Misconceptions
Many people believe that having relatives who lived to an old age means that they too will live long lives.
According to a 2006 New York Times article, however: "Recent studies find that genes may not be so important in determining how long someone will live and whether a person will get some diseases---except, perhaps, in some exceptionally long-lived families. That means it is generally impossible to predict how long a person will live based on how long the person's relatives lived."
Expert Insight
James Vaupel, director of the Laboratory of Survival and Longevity at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany, says that unlike height, longevity isn't a strongly inherited trait and that only 3 percent of how long you live actually depends on how long your parents lived."
http://www.benbest.com/lifeext/longgene.html
"Good genes do make a difference in being healthy and living long, but lifestyle choices usually make a bigger difference. And the longer we life, the more our remaining longevity depends upon our lifestyle rather than on our genes. "
Of course, countless studies have established the link between the onset of various diseases and lifestyle. We ought to distinguish between life span, and health span. So the important question is not what determines whether you will live to be 90. The important question is whether one can change one's probability of getting, say, cancer, by changing one's diet. And it shouldn't be difficult for you to find the answer to that question.
And by the way, since studies have established that there is no safe level of trans fats, you can think of trans fats as actual poison. Nobody can argue that it is safe to eat poison, because you have good genes.
Моё сообщение на английском, потому что мне легче и быстрее печатать на английском.
Я всегда думала, что сторонники правильного питания умирают здоровыми, неправильного - соответственно, больными. 
) говорил: "Это вредно". Но, как справедливо заметила ViRuCa, не страдал эмоциональной потребностью снять стресс едой/вкусностями, т.к. обожал свою работу. Он и сейчас еще какую-то книжку пишет. 
