[ale] OT: OT OT OT and very long! Anybody sick today?

[Robert Reese]

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On 12/30/2003 at 1:29 PM Charles Shapiro wrote:

>Human life expectancy at birth in the United States in 1901 was
>about 50.
>A baby born in 2003 will probably live into his or her 70s. Late 70s
>if it's a she.
>
>Before about 1950, most people ate primarily fresh fruits,
>vegetables, and natural grains. Meat was a luxury item until quite
>recently.
[snip]
>Off hand, those artificial flavors, colors, and other chemicals seem
>to be doing most people more good than harm.

I would attribute the longer life longevity (redundant?) to advances
in medical research, analysis, and treatment.  Not chemistry of diet.
 The reverse would more likely be true: with today's and tomorrow's
medical advances *and* with a proper diet, I would think that life
expectancy of today's infants could well exceed 100 years.


>Cancer is a disease of late life.

I wish that were so...  :(

Cheers,
Robert Reese~

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