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World's oldest man attributes long life to lack of alcohol

Posted on Jun 18th 2007 11:36AM by Jonathon Morgan
Filed Under: Diet & Weight Loss

The world's oldest man is now Tomoji Tanabe, an 111-year-old from Japan. How did make to such a ripe old age? According to Tanabe, it's because he doesn't drink.

There's undoubtedly some truth to this, but I find it interesting that every time an incredibly old person is interviewed, they tell the world their "secret" for outliving the other 99% percent of the world's population -- "I didn't have sex," or "I never drank alcohol," etc -- when there's obviously no such thing as a "secret" to longevity. While there are a number of lifestyle choices you can make that will improve your health and help you live longer -- achieving this kind of extreme old age has a lot to with luck.

That said, it is worth noting that the world's oldest woman, Yone Minagawa (114 years-old), is also from Japan -- and, in fact, lives on Kyushu, the same island as Mr. Tanabe. So if you really want to reach a ripe old age, maybe you should make a visit.

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