X-Message-Number: 24061
Date: Fri, 7 May 2004 09:45:42 -0700
Subject: Longevity/cholesterol/genetics
From: Kennita Watson <>

I hope and suppose that we have sufficient samples of these
people's genetic material that that we can analyze it for
clues as to what role genetics may play (if we find point
mutations common to them that we can try out on mice, I'll
get *really* excited).

Kennita

On Friday, May 7, 2004, at 02:00 US/Pacific, CryoNet wrote:

> From: Olaf Henny <>
> Subject: Feel like going on a cholesterol binge?
>
> About a year or two ago I reported in this forum about a gardener in
> Germany age 104.  He had worked actively until age 96 "but slowed
> down a little lately.  He was asked in an interview to what he 
> attributed
> his longevity: "Wurst (sausage)", he said, "eat plenty of wurst."
>
> Now in today's (May 6th) Vancouver paper is the following article:
> OLDEST WOMAN IN THE WORLD THRIVES ON PORK FAT AND MILK
> A woman believed to be the oldest in the world celebrated her 116th
> birthday yesterday in the former Soviet republic Belarus.
>     ...
>     She attributes her longevity to genetics.  Her paternal
> grandmother was 113, when she died.  As to diet, Barysevich
> prefers simple village food, such as homemade sausages*, pork
> fat, milk and bread.

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