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Originally Posted by Lost Dog
What did those frail people die of, I wonder? Why so frail in the first place? Were they malnourished, druggies, alcoholics, already sick, etc.?
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In my own personal experience, the healthiest people I have known are people that consume plenty of calories (including fats, etc), have a basic diet, are a little overweight but are very active.
I'm talking about all the country people that cook their food rather than microwaving it and spend all day working the land, their gardens etc. Usually they are a little 'medically' overweight, but you can tell it's really healthy for them, and it never really fluctuates.
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I remember a few years back, the church had an Octoberfest and a bunch of folks got together to help put it together (it was like a mini carnival). The work consisted of a lot of mowing, raking, and then building displays.
We had some really built up boys in the church and the older people absolutely worked them into the ground. The kids tried hard, but it was just that they weren't used to physical labor like that. The raking was particularly hard for some reason. They were so sore and stiff that their football coach complained about it at practice the next day and got upset.
It was just the difference between isolated movements and real life situations. No doubt the older people couldn't have lifted the weight the kids did, but overall they were able to do more 'practical' labor.