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Scientists Debunk Popular Myths About Longevity: Partly Due to Luck
26.08.2024 09:04
Healthy lifestyle advocates sometimes hear stories about how one man smoked his entire life and never played sports, but lived to be 100 years old.
But this is rather an exception to the rule, and these rare lucky ones are simply lucky to have a stronger body by nature.
This is the conclusion reached by researchers from the British University of Brighton, The Guardian reports.
One should not take the experience on faith and repeat the life path of such long-livers. Their longevity is explained by two theories.
Theory #1
People who manage to reach a hundred years or more despite their less than healthy habits are simply lucky.
This is why scientists do not recommend believing that giving up sports, a healthy diet, and addiction to bad habits allegedly do not affect life expectancy.
Theory #2
This rare phenomenon is explained by the fact that these people were naturally endowed with a more resilient organism.
Endurance is explained by genetics, which excludes the fact of so-called luck.
In particular, scientists note that often such “lucky ones” do not devote much time to sports, eat unhealthy food, and even smoke.
As for the influence of a positive attitude on longevity, this theory is explained by the presence of a stable connection: all healthy people always have a more optimistic outlook on life.
