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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Both my parents are 77, but my Dad looks 10 years older and my Mom looks 10 years younger. My Dad is sedentary, eats soda and ice cream everyday. My Mom is always moving and eats a very Asian diet.[/quote] Why is it always the men who are sedentary and the women who are active? It is the same with my parents. Also, when out in public I've noticed that more often than not, when you see an elderly couple, it's the woman helping the frailer looking man [/quote] It is not always this way. My mom is much more sedentary than my dad. This was also the case for my ILs, though my FIL wound up getting cancer and passing away in his mid-70s. And now his death has exacerbated my MILs tendency to be sedentary and not take very good care of herself. It's not always the men. There are plenty of women in this age group who don't stay active enough for a variety of reasons. Aging is incredibly hard.[/quote]
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