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Sweet foods fed to pregnant women

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If sweet foods are fed to a pregnant woman, the infant will be more likely to eat them following birth.
Source: B. Popkin. The World is Fat. Avery, NY, 2009, p. 32.

 

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“...slow and protracted juvenile growth could potentially yield large increases in lifespan. ..... Reduced growth is more generally associated with longevity extension than calorie restriction.”
Source: Rollo CD. Overview of research on giant transgenic mice with emphasis on the brain and aging. In: Samaras TT (ed). Human Body Size and The Laws of Scaling: Physiological, Performance, Growth, Longevity and Ecological Ramifications. Nova Science Publishers, NY, 2007. p 244.

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“We found a highly significant inverse relation between height and replicative life span in humans of the same chronological age (r = – .35m, p =  .007).” p. 4

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A new paper was published in the Indian Heart Journal providing data showing that short people have the lowest risk for heart disease if they keep their weight low and eat a plant-based diet.
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New findings from Sardinia show that shorter people live longer. The new study, authored by Salaris, Poulain and Samaras was recently published by the journal Biodemography and Social Biology.
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