Really Dumb Research of the Day: Do Presidents Age Faster?

[Black]

http://news.yahoo.com/presidents-really-...45326.html

[Racer X]

I don't need to read that to know that stress will "age" you faster.

[graylocks]

Racer X wrote:
I don't need to read that to know that stress will "age" you faster.

i noticed years ago how relatively quickly presidential hair grays.

[Black]

Not like anyone is going to RAFA, but the conclusion was that presidents live longer than "average" folks.

[cbelt3]

Black wrote:
Not like anyone is going to RAFA, but the conclusion was that presidents live longer than "average" folks.

If you have the stamina and discipline to do the job, you will live longer. Elections tend to weed out the weak.

[Lux Interior]

Not too shocking that wealthy white men (for the most part) who lived privileged lives would be in better health and live longer than "average" folks.

[Black]

Lux Interior wrote:
Not too shocking that wealthy white men (for the most part) who lived privileged lives would be in better health and live longer than "average" folks.

Which is covered in the article. Which underscores that you would need infinitely more precise methodology than what was used in this study to be able to say anything more than "we ran a study."

[Black]

cbelt3 wrote:
[quote=Black]
Not like anyone is going to RAFA, but the conclusion was that presidents live longer than "average" folks.

If you have the stamina and discipline to do the job, you will live longer. Elections tend to weed out the weak.
Is there a list of presidential candidates who have died of campaigning?

[freeradical]

[Racer X]

where does the alien technology that is only available to the president figure into all of this?