Not true until very late in life - post-80s or post-90s - at which point it looks like genetics has a larger impact on survival. See: http://www.fightaging.org

Not true until very late in life - post-80s or post-90s - at which point it looks like genetics has a larger impact on survival. See: http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2010/10/historical-inheritance-of-life-span.php http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2010/10/historical-inheri... But whether or not your reach early old age and what shape you are in when you get there is largely determined by lifestyle rather than genes for the vast majority of people. Basically don't get fat, and keep exercising, and that's the 80/20: http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/08/can-you-optimize-exercise-for-longevity.php http://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/08/can-you-optimize-...