Lynton:

> Remember Pottinger's(?)  cats?
> Same foods:
> (1) cooked :
> (1.1) cats were infertile in the third generation
> (1.2) plants that received the cat's urine all died.
> (2) raw:
> (2.1) cats fertile thru 9 generations ( when the experiment was
stopped).
> (2.2) plants that received the cat's urine were bountiful.

But we don't have details about *how* the foods were cooked. You can't
put steamed vegetables and French fries in the same category.

> Bob:
> >The oldest living person in the world, Jeanne Calment of France, 122,
> >eats cooked food.

By the way, Jeanne Calment died this morning at Arles (she was born on
Feb 21, 1875):

Jeanne Calment s'estteinte, lundi matin E0 Arles, ege de
122 ans. e le fevrier 1875, elle a enterr presidents de la Republique,
connu les deux  guerres mondiales, vu natre et mourir le regime communiste, crois
 Vincent Van Gogh, assiste au debuts de l'aviation...

Depuis 1995, elle detenait le record officiel absolu de longevite
C'est un peue de la memoire du 20e siecle qui disparaet avec elle.

Best,

Jean-Louis
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