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[-] birdwing 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Saved you a click, text here;

The findings, which were published in the journal Cell Reports Medicine on September 24, point to a combination of genetic luck and lifestyle choices. Branyas did not smoke or drink, she exercised regularly, and she had an active social life. This all certainly helped. [...]

At the same time, she had variants in her genes that are associated with longevity and that protect against dementia, heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses. [...]

Her gut microbiome was also like that of a younger person, the study found. She had lots of Bifidobacterium; beneficial bacteria that probably got a boost from the three servings of yogurt she reportedly ate every day.

TL:DR; healthy lifestyle and family luck.

[-] WhiteRice@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

TL;DRTLDR

yogurt

[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago

Also, article mentions Jeanne Calment, who died at the official age of 122 a few years ago. Let's just say the authenticity of that age is uncertain.

[-] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

my understanding was that her birth date and age was quite verified. also, a Japanese person lived to 119....Okinawan, I think.

[-] solrize@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Jeanne Calment's birth date was definitely verified. There is no real doubt that she was born in 1875 as claimed. She had a daughter, Yvonne, in 1898. Yvonne supposedly died in 1934. There are people who believe that it was actually Jeanne who died in 1934, with Yvonne taking over her mother's identity so she could avoid paying taxes on Jeanne's estate (Jeanne wasn't ultra rich but she had nontrivial holdings by that time), or something of that sort. There is a section about this in Jeanne's wikipedia article. The main article supporting the claim is this:

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6424156

The Wikipedia article says why other people think it is wrong. Shrug.

[-] GenkiFeral@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

too few people mention number of sexual partners, sharing food, shaking hands, and other ways of spreading germs mammal to mammal (include the human mammal). An overweight family member who didn't have the best diet - though it wasn't the worst - amazed me by living to age 95. She didn't do well at allllll in her last 5 years, but still....I was sure she'd die by 80. I think having slept with only one man, being a germaphobe and neat-nik, and being a stay-at-home mother for many years helped keep her from the germs that can cause aging and lead to disease. Her only exercise was cleaning and running after kids and walking briskly room to room to make sure everything was done right. She didn't like the outdoors at all and didn't worry about her figure.

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