We know that rich and well educated people just live longer. Some of it is probably excess to health care. But even in a country like denmark, there's still this difference s. The reason we see this correlationis maybe because well educated people have a higher risk of needing glasses. If so, then if you just do these studies and don't correct for this stuff, you'll find all these funny things that are correlated with a long life - but will not help you live longer in any way if you adopt them. And your red wine could be one of these as well,. where it islike the favourite alcohol of the the wealthier class of people in most countries. And that might
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Nicklas Brendborg is the young science writer making us rethink our understanding of the ageing process. He joins Helen Czerski, science communicator and broadcaster, to discuss his recent bestselling book: Jellyfish Age Backwards: Nature’s Secrets to Longevity.
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