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This study was done in Finland folks not America. I don't think the same results would hold here for the average person, for the average person living here wres

This study was done in Finland folks not America. I don't think the same results would hold here for the average person, for the average person living here wrestling with a life time of obesity, debt and stress will make them functionally 100 at the age of 60

Ensorceled 6y ago
I have a large extended family and have a few dozen first cousins. There is a stark contrast between those of us who have stayed relatively thin and fit and those that have not, it's almost like two entirely different generations.
- jjeaff 6y ago
  I wouldn't be so quick to presume causality when it may just as well be correlation. In other words, California probably isn't a wealthy state because it is less obese than most other states. It probably less obese than other states because it is wealthy.
  - nradov 6y ago
    Obesity prevalence by country: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/... There are both rich and poor countries near the top of the list.
    - prawn 6y ago
      Replying very late, but I've always found it interesting that in poorer countries, obesity can indicate wealth (you have money to overindulge) whereas in richer countries it's often the reverse (poorer people buying sugary/fast food, can't justify a gym membership, etc).
  - bonzini 6y ago
    Looking younger does correlate with both wealth and health. But while wealth and obesity are only correlated, there's certainly a casual relationship from obesity to health, and therefore from obesity to looking older.
  - turing_complete 6y ago
    There is probably a third variable that explains both physical fitness and wealth: education or discipline for instance. Of course, it is more than one variable. Reality tends to be multidimensional.
  - Ensorceled 6y ago
    What causality are you implying here? My extended family is all blue collar for the most part and almost all live in the same few small towns. I'm saying, in my blue collar family, the cousins who stayed fit, thin, avoiding alcoholism and smoking look a decade or more younger than those that didn't.
- specialist 6y ago
  My 30 year high school reunion was similarly shocking. Some of my classmates look pretty rough. Others remain vital. I'm sure genetic and zip code lottery are huge factors. But the kids who never stopped partying are much worse for the wear.
  - Ensorceled 6y ago
    I took my Dad out of coffee in my home town and met a guy who looked at least a decade older than me who said he remembered me from high school. Then he said I probably wouldn't remember him because I was older and in grade 12 when he was in grade 9. My Dad said after ward, "I didn't know if he was saying he went to high school with you or me" Some people live hard.

Ensorceled 6y ago

I have a large extended family and have a few dozen first cousins. There is a stark contrast between those of us who have stayed relatively thin and fit and those that have not, it's almost like two entirely different generations.

jjeaff 6y ago
I wouldn't be so quick to presume causality when it may just as well be correlation. In other words, California probably isn't a wealthy state because it is less obese than most other states. It probably less obese than other states because it is wealthy.
- nradov 6y ago
  Obesity prevalence by country: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2228rank.html https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/... There are both rich and poor countries near the top of the list.
  - prawn 6y ago
    Replying very late, but I've always found it interesting that in poorer countries, obesity can indicate wealth (you have money to overindulge) whereas in richer countries it's often the reverse (poorer people buying sugary/fast food, can't justify a gym membership, etc).
- bonzini 6y ago
  Looking younger does correlate with both wealth and health. But while wealth and obesity are only correlated, there's certainly a casual relationship from obesity to health, and therefore from obesity to looking older.
- turing_complete 6y ago
  There is probably a third variable that explains both physical fitness and wealth: education or discipline for instance. Of course, it is more than one variable. Reality tends to be multidimensional.
- Ensorceled 6y ago
  What causality are you implying here? My extended family is all blue collar for the most part and almost all live in the same few small towns. I'm saying, in my blue collar family, the cousins who stayed fit, thin, avoiding alcoholism and smoking look a decade or more younger than those that didn't.
specialist 6y ago
My 30 year high school reunion was similarly shocking. Some of my classmates look pretty rough. Others remain vital. I'm sure genetic and zip code lottery are huge factors. But the kids who never stopped partying are much worse for the wear.
- Ensorceled 6y ago
  I took my Dad out of coffee in my home town and met a guy who looked at least a decade older than me who said he remembered me from high school. Then he said I probably wouldn't remember him because I was older and in grade 12 when he was in grade 9. My Dad said after ward, "I didn't know if he was saying he went to high school with you or me" Some people live hard.