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He's not wrong, but "personal choice" is truly not available to everyone. Thinking yes, poverty.. thinking people forced to eat institutional foods, working multiple jobs, living in food deserts.. etc.

Oxford Report Sparks Fury by Claiming You're 80% to Blame for Your Own Bad Health in Old Age (The Guardian, 2026-05-20)
Summary: Guardian reporter Amelia Hill covers a controversial new UK report, "Living Longer, Better—the Oxford Longevity Project's first Age-less Report," launched at the Smart Ageing Summit in Oxford and sponsored by the supplement firm Oxford Healthspan. The report, co-authored by Sir Christopher Ball (a 91-year-old former Parachute Regiment officer who aims to reach 100), Sir Muir Gray, Dr. Paul Ch'en, Leslie Kenny, and Professor Denis Noble, argues that at least 80% of poor health in old age is down to personal choices, not genes or government. Ball points to twin studies and analysis from nearly 500,000 UK Biobank participants suggesting environment and lifestyle outweigh inherited genetics in shaping aging. The report's recommendations are blunt: avoid processed foods, abstain completely from alcohol ("Alcohol is toxic, don't drink it," says Ball), prioritize sleep, stop eating after 6:30 p.m., and adopt a "not-meat mindset." It also urges the UK government to regulate alcohol the way it regulates smoking. Critics push back hard: Harvard social epidemiologist Nancy Krieger says it ignores poverty, work conditions, and government policies that let corporations sell unhealthy products. Professors Steven Woolf (Virginia Commonwealth University) and Jay Olshansky (University of Illinois Chicago) call the 80% figure oversimplified and unrealistic. Edinburgh public-health chair Devi Sridhar broadly agrees with the number but points out that strong links between income and health suggest policy matters too. Ball's response: blaming yourself is empowering—"if you're responsible, you can do something about it."
(summary from Food/Longevity/Supplements/Medicine News & Research Digest 5/22/2026, Center for Food as Medicine & Longevity)

At least 80% responsibility for ill health in old age down to individual, study says UK report argues people have greater control over longevity than widely understood, but others say claim is simplistic

Glyphosate, the notorious active ingredient in Roundup, has been magically deemed safe, after years of research and lawsuits that prove otherwise. More reasons to seek out the certified organic label on all foods that come from the US. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DxATi9CS1/
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ROUNDUP PIE Who is Bayer — and the Executive Branch — fooling this April? By Joel Salatin Editor’s Note:This article is a satirical commentary by Joel Salatin a