Chronic inflammation may be a "disease of affluence"

Re:Chronic inflammation may be a "disease of affluence" by markstos on Monday January 22, 2024 @07:08PM (#39097448)

One of the places with higher longevity has good record keeping and birth certificates: Loma Linda, California. What’s different about this city? A lot Seventh Day Adventists who adhere to vegetarianism live there… and live about 10 years longer than average.

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Re:Chronic inflammation may be a "disease of affluence" by TexanFeller on Monday January 22, 2024 @09:03PM (#39098586)

There are a lot of other things different about the 7DAs besides vegetarianism that could be more causal.

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Re:Chronic inflammation may be a "disease of affluence" by MrDresden on Tuesday January 23, 2024 @03:32AM (#39100854)

Knowing nothing about their practices I'd wager a guess that having tightly knit communities plays a big part in their elderly well being.

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