Its worth noting that we all die of something. When I see stats that rank cause of death, I'd love to see it adjusted for age. It would be interesting if death

Its worth noting that we all die of something. When I see stats that rank cause of death, I'd love to see it adjusted for age. It would be interesting if death rates had a cut-off. Don't tell me that 50% die of heart disease, rather exclude everyone over 70, then tell me percentages. For most of my life the largest causes of death are accidents and suicide, but equally the age-group either the highest rate are over 75s. Sure there ways to improve both quantity, and quality, of life. Smoking pretty obviously reduces both - its a good habit to quit, or not start. Chugging DDT is bad for you. But linking foods to longevity, where there is unconvincing evidence, isn't helpful to me. Especially when that food has significant quality-of-life benefits. Ultimately we all die of something. A death "saved" here, is a death "gained" there.