In a message dated 7/15/03 11:51:55 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> I'm sure their reduced calorie intake
> is at least partially responsible for their longevity.
>

Maybe -- but that sure wasn't the case with the centenarian family from the
US I posted about not too long ago.  They were featured on TV around the time
one of the world longevity record holders had diet -- I believe it may have
been Jean Calument of France that had passed away.  Anyway, they showed these
southern siblings having their favorite lunch in the local diner -- BIG portions
of southern chicken fried steak, big globs of mashed potatos with gravy, white
flour bisquits with butter and peach cobbler with whipped cream for dessert
-- I do not believe that calorie restriction had anything whatsoever to do with
their longevity.  They felt their "secret" was attitude.  They love life and
especially (their words, not mine) desserts!