The "Best Cardio For Heart Health" thread got me to thinking how much of a role does nutrition play in longevity and how much of a role does exercise play. I think most here pay attention to some extent to both, but how would you rate them?
For me, I think it's probably 60/40 nutrition if not an even greater influence from nutrition. I would imagine that a sedentary person who maintains a healthy weight and eats lots of fish, chicken, unprocessed meats, fruits and vegetables (especially legumes) would live longer than an active person participating in both resistance and aerobic exercise who eats very little of what the sedentary person eats, but instead, opts for mostly processed and sugary foods.
I suppose the other components are genetics and environment, but for this discussion, I'm assuming these are identical in regards to those we compare.
For me, I think it's probably 60/40 nutrition if not an even greater influence from nutrition. I would imagine that a sedentary person who maintains a healthy weight and eats lots of fish, chicken, unprocessed meats, fruits and vegetables (especially legumes) would live longer than an active person participating in both resistance and aerobic exercise who eats very little of what the sedentary person eats, but instead, opts for mostly processed and sugary foods.
I suppose the other components are genetics and environment, but for this discussion, I'm assuming these are identical in regards to those we compare.