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Article #72Re: Cool climate and longevity [Was: Hardiness]
From: jg
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 12:44
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 12:44
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"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:327v10F3k99osU3@individual.net... > In article <ICqvd.71856$K7.36624@news-server.bigpond.net.au>, "jg" <jg@nospam.com> wrote: > > > >"Phred" <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote in message > >news:3233gqF3gj7r3U1@individual.net... > >.............................. > >> 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. > > But aren't we the ones who think we had no need to be there? I don't know how far attitude can get you when there isn't nearly enough to eat.
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