AMAZING that humans can only expect to live 80 years

[Fishhead]

Roughly 4x times that of a dog or cat.

[Fishhead]

No big deal, I'm ready to call it quits now at age 49.

It's been a good ride.

FH

[l7ustin]

i read something the other day that scientists believe that food kills us faster. basically your body is in optimum condition on a 1900 calories a day diet and if religiously followed would drastically increase life expectancy

[Fishhead]

i read something the other day that scientists believe that food kills us faster. Basically your body is in optimum condition on a 1900 calories a day diet and if religiously followed would drastically increase life expectancy

true

[KingRevolver]

I saw that on uhmm Oprah when she had Dr. Oz on the show.

I can't do 1900 a day...I love Pepsi too much.

[Tchocky]

With our Social Security funds expected to run out in a few years, why would anyone want to live longer than that?

[Shortstop]

A 20 year old dog? The Lochness Monster is several hundred years old.

[Chi_archie]

we've come a long long way in the last two centuries... what was life expectancy in 1809? 48?

[The General]

I had to google it, Archie.

Good point

In 1809 all countries of the world had a life expectancy under 40 years

[l7ustin]

1900 calories seems like not enough...oh well i believe in reincarnation so i might as well live it up bec ill be back again.

[Fishhead]

I had to google it, Archie.

Good point

In 1809 all countries of the world had a life expectancy under 40 years

How long did some famous people live before 1800...........like George Washington and the likes????

[Emily_Haines]

80 yrs aint shit

Quahog clams are known for their longevity.

A 220-year-old taken from American waters in 1982 holds the official Guinness Book of World Records oldest animal title. Unofficially, the record belongs to a 374-year-old Icelandic clam housed in a German museum.

The new clam is at least 30 years older, according to the Bangor University team. The animal died when the researchers counted its rings.

"There's probably many others that are actually quite older—we just haven't found them yet," Wanamaker said.

"I think in my stomach if you start getting up around 600, then maybe that would be the maximum—but that's just pure speculation," he added.

Scientists believe the secret to the clams' longevity is a slowed cell-replacement process. But why they age so slowly is unknown.

"It is possible that an investigation of the tissues of these real-life Methuselahs might help us to understand the process of aging," team member Chris Richardson said in a media statement.

Wanamaker added that several research teams want to study the tissue of living quahog clams to tease out the secret.

[Fishhead]

A clam can't eat much in its lifetime.