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From the Ted Talk by Dan Buettner: How to live to be 100+

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We know from the Framingham studies, that if your three best fnredis are obese there is a 50 percent better chance that you'll be oehvwiegrt. So, if you hang out with unhealthy people, that's going to have a measurable impact over time. Instead, if your friend's idea of recreation is physical activity, bowling, or plnaiyg hockey, biking or gardening, if your friends drink a little, but not too much, and they eat right, and they're engaged, and they're tirsntug and trustworthy, that is going to have the bgegsit impact over time.

Diets don't work. No diet in the history of the world has ever worked for more than two percent of the population. ecrxseie programs usually satrt in January; they're usually done by October. When it comes to longevity there is no short term fix in a pill or anything else. But when you think about it, your friends are long-term adventures, and therefore, perhaps the most sniiigcfnat thing you can do to add more years to your life, and life to your years. Thank you very much. (Applause)

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We know from the Framingham studies, that if your three best _______ are obese there is a 50 percent better chance that you'll be __________. So, if you hang out with unhealthy people, that's going to have a measurable impact over time. Instead, if your friend's idea of recreation is physical activity, bowling, or _______ hockey, biking or gardening, if your friends drink a little, but not too much, and they eat right, and they're engaged, and they're ________ and trustworthy, that is going to have the _______ impact over time.

Diets don't work. No diet in the history of the world has ever worked for more than two percent of the population. ________ programs usually _____ in January; they're usually done by October. When it comes to longevity there is no short term fix in a pill or anything else. But when you think about it, your friends are long-term adventures, and therefore, perhaps the most ___________ thing you can do to add more years to your life, and life to your years. Thank you very much. (Applause)

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Original Text


We know from the Framingham studies, that if your three best friends are obese there is a 50 percent better chance that you'll be overweight. So, if you hang out with unhealthy people, that's going to have a measurable impact over time. Instead, if your friend's idea of recreation is physical activity, bowling, or playing hockey, biking or gardening, if your friends drink a little, but not too much, and they eat right, and they're engaged, and they're trusting and trustworthy, that is going to have the biggest impact over time.

Diets don't work. No diet in the history of the world has ever worked for more than two percent of the population. Exercise programs usually start in January; they're usually done by October. When it comes to longevity there is no short term fix in a pill or anything else. But when you think about it, your friends are long-term adventures, and therefore, perhaps the most significant thing you can do to add more years to your life, and life to your years. Thank you very much. (Applause)

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