Comment Re:Is there a safe amount of air to breathe? (Score 4, Insightful) 188
The more you breathe, the more the risk of age-related illnesses increases. There is, of course, no other factor other than eating the hot dog that can explain diabetes, and not, say, a poverty-based lifestyle. It's the hot dog. My dad lived to 99 on a diet of Chinese take out, frozen pizza, cold cuts, and beer. He was slim and still active.
Ah yes... The "My grandfather made it to 100 drinking a liter of whiskey smoking 3 packs a day." argument. Some people get lucky. Most don't.