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grumble11 t1_itv2mov wrote
Reply to comment by jah05r in Vitamin D deficiency linked to premature death. Over a 14-year follow up period, researchers found that the risk for death significantly decreased with increased vitamin D concentrations, with the strongest effects seen among those with severe deficiencies. by Wagamaga
We are because we don’t get hurt as much, have better medical care and have more reliable food access, and have better support systems to keep people alive in extreme old age who would normally age naturally died. Those are technological adaptations, not lifestyle ones
grumble11 t1_is6qken wrote
Reply to comment by gnarglgna in How does long-term alcohol abuse lead to cirrhosis? by gnarglgna
Three small glasses of wine a day would be 21 units a week. As one example, Canada's existing guidelines at 15 drinks a week max for men and 10 drinks a week max for women before you hit material negative health consequences, and more recent research is likely to update those guidelines as it's been shown that intake at lower levels than 15/10 is still harmful. The newly proposed guidelines are two drinks a week, regardless of gender, noting that women are more impacted by men as you exceed 2/week but that both will experience meaningful statistical harm including meaningful increases in certain cancers (like breast and colon for example).
grumble11 t1_itv46ee wrote
Reply to comment by jah05r in Vitamin D deficiency linked to premature death. Over a 14-year follow up period, researchers found that the risk for death significantly decreased with increased vitamin D concentrations, with the strongest effects seen among those with severe deficiencies. by Wagamaga
Sure which is all technology. Sanitation isn’t a lifestyle change.
Farmers also weren’t exactly healthier - the average size of a farmer shrank materially versus hunters and signs of malnutrition were obvious and frequent - but they were more reliably able to access calories over time so it won out. Do you believe that you are unable to access calories now?
Spend a large amount of time outdoors, moderate exercise for hours a day, whole unprocessed food you could find a thousand years ago, sleep adequately and early.