Maximum life expectancy predictions have continually been proven wrong over the past 100 years. On average, being broken within 5 years after publication.

@PhilipJoubert @_jacksmith I’m not on TRT. My daily protein consumption is ~130 grams and my muscle is in the top 1%.

@leecronin that's it Lee, I'm staging a sleep intervention for you

2/ What you can do (men and women)

Men who engaged in both aerobic exercise and weight training of at least 150 min/week were 59% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes (Grontved et. al., 2012)

Women with low muscle strength had a 63% higher risk of premature death compared to…

3/ Metabolic benefits of muscle

Every pound of muscle burns 3x the amount of calories than a pound of fat (6 versus 2) about (Zurlo et. al., 1990)

4/ For decades, society has celebrated skinny, equating it with health and beauty. But evidence shows that being under-muscled creates health risks.

Skeletal muscle improves metabolism, mental health, disease resistance, and overall quality of life.

Skinny is not better.
Muscle will help you live longer.

A thread

1/ Why muscle matters

Muscle Strength Predicts Longevity: A study (Warbutron, et. al., 2006) of over 1 million men found that low muscular strength in adolescence was associated with up to a 35% increased risk of dying young.

We do need a place to start.