Comments on: Status and Longevity http://blog.jonmountjoy.com/status-and-longevity/ Memes and Schemes from a Community Manager Consultant Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:21:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: French Statistics http://blog.jonmountjoy.com/status-and-longevity/#comment-2945 French Statistics Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:11:28 +0000 http://www.jonmountjoy.com/meme/status-and-longevity/#comment-2945 Longevity and hierarchy go hand in hand French Statistics have monitored the birth rate in France, and are now encouraged, that in the last 25 years infant mortality has decreased by more than 5%, while the average life expectancy of people across France has increased by more than 6%, the reason explained for this turnaround is to a better way of life. It’s a well know fact that years gone by the north south divide effected the longevity of peoples lives, people living in the north were likely to be poorer and sicker which would have had a big impact on life spans, where as people in the south had milder winters, making life a little easier this undauntedly would have increased the lifespan and longevity of the upper classes or hierarchy. Longevity and hierarchy go hand in hand
French Statistics have monitored the birth rate in France, and are now encouraged, that in the last 25 years infant mortality has decreased by more than 5%, while the average life expectancy of people across France has increased by more than 6%, the reason explained for this turnaround is to a better way of life.

It’s a well know fact that years gone by the north south divide effected the longevity of peoples lives, people living in the north were likely to be poorer and sicker which would have had a big impact on life spans, where as people in the south had milder winters, making life a little easier this undauntedly would have increased the lifespan and longevity of the upper classes or hierarchy.

]]> By: Robert (visitor from France) http://blog.jonmountjoy.com/status-and-longevity/#comment-190 Robert (visitor from France) Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:13:28 +0000 http://www.jonmountjoy.com/meme/status-and-longevity/#comment-190 I saw an interesting documentary that related stress to position in hierarchy to death from heart attacks. They found a strong correlation between early death and low position in hierarchy. During their research, the scientists found that the US military took blood samples from their soldiers and stored the blood (or the results, I forget which) and the researchers than did a correlation between colesterol and position in hierarchy. It appeared that low position = higher colersterol = coronary disease. They then did an experiment on a group of monkeys (or apes, I forget which). They ranked each monkey in terms of its position, then did blood tests (all was normal), then fed the monkeys very high colesterol diets. The high ranking monkeys were OK, but the low ranking ones had the highest colesterol in their blood and presumeably buildup on their blood vessel walls. It appeared that the high stress resulted in the release of hormones which lowered the bodies ability to handle colesterol. Just one small example of how hierarchy position can affect health and longlevity. On a second note, I think individuals are interested not only in status, but also in RECOGNITION. This is one of the reason that sites which support member recognition are more popular. I saw an interesting documentary that related stress to position in hierarchy to death from heart attacks. They found a strong correlation between early death and low position in hierarchy. During their research, the scientists found that the US military took blood samples from their soldiers and stored the blood (or the results, I forget which) and the researchers than did a correlation between colesterol and position in hierarchy. It appeared that low position = higher colersterol = coronary disease.

They then did an experiment on a group of monkeys (or apes, I forget which). They ranked each monkey in terms of its position, then did blood tests (all was normal), then fed the monkeys very high colesterol diets. The high ranking monkeys were OK, but the low ranking ones had the highest colesterol in their blood and presumeably buildup on their blood vessel walls. It appeared that the high stress resulted in the release of hormones which lowered the bodies ability to handle colesterol.

Just one small example of how hierarchy position can affect health and longlevity.

On a second note, I think individuals are interested not only in status, but also in RECOGNITION. This is one of the reason that sites which support member recognition are more popular.

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