I don’t think any member is – or should be – concerned or worried about this Canadian “ research “ on exercise and skin .


Some of you may not have seen what I said in another post – please note the last paragraph ! :-


There’s discussion at the moment about giving estimates of life expectancy to pensioners, together with getting rid of the rules that force most people to use their pension pots to buy an annuity, and making it easier to spend their pensions how they wish. But of course, the best estimates of life expectancy can ONLY be made on averages according to age, gender, lifestyle, where people live / have lived, and other factors. Even with genetic profiling, nobody knows, nor would they necessarily want to know, their precise individual life expectancy.



Life expectancy at birth in the UK is now about 79 years for males and 83 years for females. For those living to the age of 65, further life expectancy for men is about 18 years and women 21 years. These estimates are lower for Scotland than England. They’re lowest for males and females in Glasgow for example ( about 73 and 79 years ). In the Philippines, life expectancy at birth is 65 years for males and 72 years for females, and for both sexes at age 60, 18 years.



While life expectancy is ONE measure of a population’s health status and is useful for public health purposes, it can only EVER be an estimate for individuals. There are many factors, including luck and stress, influencing how long an individual may live. But for most of us, moderation in diet and alcohol, exercise, and not smoking, do improve our chances .



However - and where - members choose / hope to live their lives, I wish you all good luck in your plans, and good health .

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/subnat...o-2010-12.html



http://www.who.int/countries/phl/en/