Report: Clean Living Not the Only Key to a Long Life

Here's some good news for people looking to live a good, long life without giving up all of their vices. A major study found that many very old people (those 95 and older) are the picture of bad health behaviors, indulging in smoking, drinking and eating a poor diet while shunning exercise and maintaining an obese body weight.

The bad news is that the researchers concluded that the reason these people are able to live as long as they do has more to do with their genes than their lifestyle. And since genetics are a game of chance, just because a relative lived to be 105, that doesn't mean that other family members will as well.

According to the most recent census data, about 1 in 4,400 Americans lives to be 100 or older.

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