-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Sat, 3 Aug 1996, Jim Choate wrote:
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 20:12:04 -0700 From: tcmay@got.net (Timothy C. May) Subject: Re: SOUP KITCHENS (fwd)
Hardly a proved correlation. A lot of other factors come into play. But never mind. No point arguing.
But it is. I suggest you take a look at any social health text and look at the comparisons between diets of our ancestors, ourselves, and various
In case Alan's post didn't make it clear, _average_ lifespan values are averages from birth. Maximum lifespans haven't changed. However, between the effects of vaccination and municipal sewage treatment, any infant born in a developed country has a good chance of living a long time. A society with very high birth rates and high infant mortality will have a low average lifespan even if every child who makes it to the age of ten lives to be a hundred. regards, `=-`=-`=-`=- -='-='-='-=' Jennifer Mansfield-Jones http://www.rust.net/~strix/strix.html strix@rust.net PGP key ------^ Never try to outstubborn a cat. (R.A.H.) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBMgUoOUxVmNNM34OxAQG59AQAropfEClWviL0TZaLqlos5p/gP5cnQGYL uMVAgtBb5smfD3GF5xs4LBtvW5987H4oFI5AOXCUcOuKePWXhtXwMbA5g9JfbKpa v8sm9v1uG9ci9TwiArD5ePu1xBE4974IBo+23dEfq0LD/QhioO4J2QFMaKkiqoBe tu9z5eccjqY= =Ya3s -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----