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Kahing t1_iz76cdp wrote

Yes but the older you are, the higher chance of getting a chronic illness or medical condition. Your general risk of disease as a fit active elderly person who does everything right to keep in good health is still much higher than a fat and lazy younger person. Aging itself doesn't kill you, your increasingly poor health eventually failing does.

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AsuhoChinami t1_iz773y6 wrote

Yeah. A 20 year old who sits on his ass all day, has scrawny noodle arms, and eats terribly all the time will very likely still be alive in 40 or 50 years. A 70 year old fit martial artist who's like a demi-god in the here and now has only a medium chance of being alive in 20.

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