Originally Posted by georgeyw

I look at how my grandparents live(d) and the ages they lived and are living too and then look at their physical condition and believe they must have done something right.

87/91/94 with the oldest still kicking. None of them suffered any major health issues ie no strokes / cancer / heart attack etc a little dementia in one(91) at the very end and the one that is alive gets a little confused at times.

They never ever ate junk food, nothing was ever in excess, they had a strong sense of having a well rounded diet ie everyday fruit / meat / vegetables. Never excessive portions either.

Always insisted on having a good breakfast, none of this current sugar in a box, porridge with a spoonful of honey.

They grew up when you had to make do with what you had society was not as gluttonous as our current society ( in all senses too ).

Are elite athletes any more healthy if they are consuming 5x as much as their body was designed to consume per day?