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Thousands of years after that was written, despite immense advances in medicine and technology, these figures remain remarkably accurate.  The longest modern recorded life of a man is precisely 120 years (Shigechiyo Izumi), the average lifespan for a man is roughly 70 years, and the average for a good-living man is about 80 years.
 
Thousands of years after that was written, despite immense advances in medicine and technology, these figures remain remarkably accurate.  The longest modern recorded life of a man is precisely 120 years (Shigechiyo Izumi), the average lifespan for a man is roughly 70 years, and the average for a good-living man is about 80 years.
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[[Image:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Medical research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref>
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*[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/lim2.11 Association between intelligence quotient and obesity in England], Lifestyle Medicine. 20 October 2020 https://doi.org/10.1002/lim2.11
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*[https://www.nature.com/articles/nutd201527 Relation of intelligence quotient and body mass index in preschool children: a community-based cross-sectional study], Relation of intelligence quotient and body mass index in preschool children: a community-based cross-sectional study
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*[https://ufhealth.org/news/2006/study-shows-link-between-morbid-obesity-low-iq-toddlers Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers], University of Florida College of Medicine, 2006
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36345149/ ''Impact of obesity and diet on brain structure and function: a gut-brain-body crosstalk'']. ''The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society''. 2022 Dec;81(4):306-316. doi: 10.1017/S0029665122002786. Epub 2022 Nov 8.
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35247658/ Does obesity put your brain at risk?]. ''Diabetes & metabolic syndrome.'' 2022 Mar;16(3):102444. doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2022.102444. Epub 2022 Feb 26.
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33064270/ Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function in Individuals with Obesity and Related Disorders], ''Current Obesity Reports''. 2020 Dec;9(4):544-549. doi: 10.1007/s13679-020-00412-y. Epub 2020 Oct 16.
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*[https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26107577/ Obesity and Aging: Consequences for Cognition, Brain Structure, and Brain Function]. ''Psychosomatic Medicine.'' 2015 Jul-Aug;77(6):697-709. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000212.
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*[http://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/newsarticle.aspx?articleid=110328 Obesity Linked to Changes In Cognitive Patterns, Psychiatric News, Joan Arehart-Treichel, Clinical and Research News, September 15, 2006]
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*[http://health.usnews.com/health-news/family-health/brain-and-behavior/articles/2009/08/25/as-waistlines-widen-brains-shrink.html As Waistlines Widen, Brains Shrink: The obese and overweight have less neurological tissue, study finds, U.S News & World Report August 25, 2009]
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21167850 Western diet consumption and cognitive impairment: links to hippocampal dysfunction and obesity, Physiol Behav. 2011 Apr 18;103(1):59-68. Epub 2010 Dec 16.]
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*[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100714112832.htm Obesity Harms Women's Memory and Brain Function, Study Finds, Science Daily, July 15, 2010]
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*[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/instance/2568718/ Mental health, family function and obesity in African-American women, J Natl Med Assoc. 2005 April; 97(4): 478–482.]</ref>
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See: [[Obesity and its negative impact on intelligence]] ]]
 
[[Jeanne Calment]] lived to age 122, only two years past 120. She was said to have never worked and used olive oil on her skin, outliving all of her [[feminist]] counterparts.
 
[[Jeanne Calment]] lived to age 122, only two years past 120. She was said to have never worked and used olive oil on her skin, outliving all of her [[feminist]] counterparts.
  
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