Comments on: Exercising Keeps Your Cells from Aging http://healthblog.ncpa.org/exercising-keeps-your-cells-from-aging/ Health Care Policy and Reform Insights | NCPA Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:03:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/exercising-keeps-your-cells-from-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-53355 Linda Gorman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:40:54 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=8754#comment-53355 Bruce, Is it known how telomeres vary by age and physical condition across the population? I have no idea. I just wish the Times had saved me the trouble of asking by asking some of the simple questions that help put a study like this in context. While youthful telomeres may not cause people to exercise, what if people with youthful telomeres are much more likely to exercise because they are, physically, more youthful? Bruce,

Is it known how telomeres vary by age and physical condition across the population? I have no idea. I just wish the Times had saved me the trouble of asking by asking some of the simple questions that help put a study like this in context.

While youthful telomeres may not cause people to exercise, what if people with youthful telomeres are much more likely to exercise because they are, physically, more youthful?

]]> By: Bruce http://healthblog.ncpa.org/exercising-keeps-your-cells-from-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-53345 Bruce Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:11:00 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=8754#comment-53345 Linda, are you suggesting that youthful telomeres cause people to exercise? Reverse causality? Linda, are you suggesting that youthful telomeres cause people to exercise? Reverse causality?

]]> By: Larry C. http://healthblog.ncpa.org/exercising-keeps-your-cells-from-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-53342 Larry C. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:47:44 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=8754#comment-53342 I find that most studies on health questions are poorly done -- the kind of reaearch that would never be accepted by an economics journal. On the other hand, the case for exercise seems to be overwhelming. I find that most studies on health questions are poorly done — the kind of reaearch that would never be accepted by an economics journal. On the other hand, the case for exercise seems to be overwhelming.

]]> By: Linda Gorman http://healthblog.ncpa.org/exercising-keeps-your-cells-from-aging/comment-page-1/#comment-53339 Linda Gorman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:31:37 +0000 http://www.john-goodman-blog.com/?p=8754#comment-53339 To bad they didn't address selection question in the Times article. Maybe only those who have youthful telomeres are capable of running miles and miles a week at 50+. To bad they didn’t address selection question in the Times article. Maybe only those who have youthful telomeres are capable of running miles and miles a week at 50+.

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