At 16:50 13/08/97 -0400,Don wrote:
>Karl Alexis McKinnon wrote:
>
>>Have you ever noticed the preponderance of thin old people?  That's due
>>in part to the fact that once you reach 60 you either die out or start
>>shrinking.  Many die, the rest live forever.  By reducing body fat and
>>increasing muscle mass, we are insuring a longer life span.
>
>To me I see the real thin ones as undiagnosed celiacs. The older one
>becomes the more obvious the symptoms become.
>
Well my grandmother lived to 96 years of age, both my grandfathers past 70
and all 3 of them were bulky.  My other grandmother some 84, she was thin.
They were all suffering from something.

Regards,
Lynton