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Why myths matter

Why it matters

Longevity shortcuts rarely survive a careful trial: when vitamin E was tested in about 35,000 men, it raised prostate cancer risk instead of lowering it [1]. Genes also run less of lifespan than most people think; twin studies put heritability at about 25% [2].

Sources

  1. [1]Klein et al., JAMA 2011 Evidence: Moderate
  2. [2]Herskind AM, McGue M, Holm NV, et al., Hum Genet 1996 Evidence: Low