[DeanFL]

Drinking alcohol more important than exercise for living past 90, study says


New York Daily News
Cheers to life — seriously.

When it comes to making it into your 90s, booze actually beats exercise, according to a long-term study.

The research, led by University of California neurologist Claudia Kawas, tracked 1,700 nonagenarians enrolled in the 90+ Study that began in 2003 to explore impacts of daily habits on longevity.

Researchers discovered that subjects who drank about two glasses of beer or wine a day were 18 percent less likely to experience a premature death, the Independent reports.

Meanwhile, participants who exercised 15 to 45 minutes a day, cut the same risk by 11 percent.

“I have no explanation for it, but I do firmly believe that modest drinking improves longevity,” Kawas stated over the weekend at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual conference in Austin, Texas.

Other factors were found to boost longevity, including weight. Participants who were slightly overweight — but not obese — cut their odds of an early death by 3 percent.

“It’s not bad to be skinny when you’re young but it’s very bad to be skinny when you’re old,” Kawas noted in her address.

Subjects who kept busy with a daily hobby two hours a day were 21 percent less likely to die early, while those who drank two cups of coffee a day cut that risk by 10 percent.

I'll drink to that!

[manaboutown]

Queen Elizabeth imbibes daily.

[MorTech]

A new study finds that if you drink Glenmorangie Nectar d'or, you will live forever.

[Nucky]

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[CFrance]

Originally Posted by MorTech

A new study finds that if you drink Glenmorangie Nectar d'or, you will live forever.

Is that Scotch? And can I substitute the cheap stuff???

[MorTech]

That is the cheap stuff...Macallen 21 year - you will live forever-and-a-day.

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by MorTech

That is the cheap stuff...Macallen 21 year - you will live forever-and-a-day.

I don't think I can afford to at those prices!

[stephenm52]

For some one is too many and a thousand not enough!

Originally Posted by CFrance

Is that Scotch? And can I substitute the cheap stuff???

I don't know it sounds pretty good.
"Notes Of Ginger, Nutmeg, Honey, & Toasted Almonds Brings A Deep Warming Flavor."

[Abby10]

Bottoms up!

[manaboutown]

Ah, the healing power of Bombay Sapphire martinis in the summer and VO manhattans in the winter!

[manaboutown]

This may have been the cited study. The 90+ Study - UCI MIND

Being overweight, but not obese, in one's seventies also is a helpful to longevity according to this study. No wonder The Villages calls itself America's Healthiest Hometown!