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| | ===Lifespan=== | | ===Lifespan=== |
| − | The Bible puts the maximum lifespan for man at 120 years (Genesis 6:3), the typical lifespan at 70 years and the typical for a good-living person at 80 years (Psalm 90:10).
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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.
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| | [[Image:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Medical research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref> | | [[Image:Cerebellum.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Medical research indicates that excess weight impairs brain function.<ref> |
| | *[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 | | *[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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| | See: [[Obesity and its negative impact on intelligence]] ]] | | See: [[Obesity and its negative impact on intelligence]] ]] |
| | + | The Bible puts the maximum lifespan for man at 120 years (Genesis 6:3), the typical lifespan at 70 years and the typical for a good-living person at 80 years (Psalm 90:10). |
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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. |
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| | [[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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