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Re:Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy life... by birdyrooster on Sunday October 03, 2021 @01:06PM (#28738686)
These people that want to live in their 80s or beyond boggle me. Who wants to stick around that long when you have so many contemporaneous failures of the body all crashing down on you? Better to just die catastrophically in your early to mid 70s and save yourself a drab decade or two.
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Re:Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy life... by solveit on Sunday October 03, 2021 @01:15PM (#28738762)
Some people are healthier in their 80s than others in their 60s. The point is to be healthy for as long as possible.
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Re:Evidence that overnight fasting could extend healthy life... by avalys on Sunday October 03, 2021 @01:57PM (#28739083)
If you're not careful, your body will start failing at age 65 and you'll live a drab decade until croaking at 75.

If you want to avoid that, and want to stay healthy and vibrant until 75, you have pretty much the same goals as someone who wants to live to 95.

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