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Old 09-06-2014, 03:03 PM
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Fred Astaire, as ultra thin as he was, lived to age 88. That's 10 years longer than the average overweight American.

Katharine Hepburn, another thin person, lived to the ripe old age of 96.

Jack LaLanne, who was very fit and lean, lived to age 96.
Fred Astaire was 5'9" and usually weighed 140. His bmi was 20.7 which is normal.
Katherine Hepburn was 5'8" and weighed 125. Her bmi was 19 which is still in the normal range.
I could not find LaLanes weight and height.
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