I had a family member recently pass at age 91 ( a month shy of 92). She was fat. She was in a nursing home at the end – and assisted living for a few years prior to that.
My mom and dad were thin and died of cancer in their 60’s and 70’s.
My in laws are not thin or fat – and are in their 80’s. Father in law is in a wheel chair so he gets virtually no exercise… he’s 88. Even before he was in a wheelchair he was pretty darn sedentary.
Oh – and they eat the worst of the American cheeses – that kraft stuff. (Yuck.)
I’m of an age (50’s) that I have a lot of old relatives or dead relatives. I have seen no correlation between weight and age of death.
Lasagna, when made right, isn’t that bad. It’s using ricotta (which comes in skim form) and *maybe* mozzarella. But it’s mostly pasta, tomato, meat (sausage, ground beef)… Both ricotta and mozzarella can be low fat.
Don’t pick on lasagna… I’m married to an Italian who makes awesome lasagna. (And he’s not fat.)
