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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Surviving this long with a good quality of life is even rarer. Their diets are often poor. As you can see from the above graph, about 50% of people (Controls In White) will have developed a major chronic disease by 70 years of age. Much later onset of disease. Delay the onset of the disease.

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Why Preventing Diabetes With Lifestyle Measures Can Add Over A Decade To Your Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

Optimal lifestyle factors include: Normal weight Normal Cholesterol Good Diet Normal Blood Pressure Not Smoking Being Physically Active Maintaining most or all of the above factors results in a 64% reduction in the risk of diabetes 4. The condition that is associated with a 14-16 year reduction in life expectancy. Impressive findings.