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Collmarie

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Okinawans, who eat only 60 of the normal Japanese diet, have 40 times as many people over the age of 100 than the rest of Japan. This provides evidence for which biological theory of aging?
 
  a. rate-of-living
  b. cellular
  c. programmed-cell-death
  d. cross-linking

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Which biological theory of aging examines the role of diet in the aging process?
 
  a. wear-and-tear theories
  b. cellular theories
  c. programmed-cell-death theories
  d. rate-of-living theories


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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: a

Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: d


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