Right. Environmental factors beyond genetics. Erika sounds like she has some long living genes from both sides and should normally live long. The question is, what does she do (baking reams of muffins, riding horses, etc.) that may change that?
> Nuitrition is also a strong determinant of height. I remember reading > about one study that compared Japanese Americans to their parents and > grandparents. On the average the Niesi were significantly taller than > either parents or grandparents - the main difference was in nutrition. > > larry > > > On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:05:43 -0500, Michael Dinowitz > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe, maybe not. My mother is 4'1". My genetic father is about the same > > height. I'm 5'7.5" and my brother is at least 5'10". Genetics is a good > > start, but there are so many other factors like sitting for hours in > front > > of a radiation source. :) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Erika L. Walker-Arnold [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 2:00 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Grandparents > > > > > > Speaking of Grandparents ... And health and all that ... > > > > > > It just occurred to me that my Grandparents, even after decades of > > > smoking and eating poorly and virtually no exercise -- are almost 80. > > > My Grandfather is 79 this year, and going strong after bypass surgery > a > > > couple years ago. > > > My Grandmother is 76 I think. > > > > > > This is my maternal side. > > > > > > On my paternal side, my grandmother lived into her 90's and my > > > great-grandmother was 98. > > > My Grandfather was in his 80's when he passed. > > > > > > > > > Does this mean if I continue to eat well and live well and barring any > > > other unforseen incidents, I might actually be one of those little old > > > ladies sitting in their rockers on the dock waving to all the boats go > > > by? Since I'm retiring at the lake ;) :D > > > > > > Perhaps I should book a new year's eve party for 2060 :D > > > > > > Cheers, > > > Erika > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:145574 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
