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Re: Cool climate and longevity [Was: Hardiness]

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From: Phred
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 10:55
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In article <ICqvd.71856$K7.36624@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "jg" <jg@nospam.com> wrote:
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>"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> You know, I'm starting to wonder if cooler is healthier.  What brought
>> this to mind is that the last of the Australian First World War
>> veterans have been dying off over the past few years, and a surprising
>> number of them seem to have lived in Tasmania.  Given the small
>> population of that State I can only assume they sent off a very high
>> proportion of volunteers or the ones that did go went on to live a
>> very healthy life in our coldest State.
>>
>I read that Aussie POW's survived much better than others, particularly
>British, apparently due to better diet & living conditions growing up.

Or, perhaps, a better attitude?  Don't forget, the Aussies were all 
volunteers; don't know about the Brits.


Cheers, Phred.

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