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The diets of faddists and ordinary Americans share common fea-
tures. Both are high in fats， cholesterol， and protein， and their followers
are unlikely to live lorig， healthy lives.
Did your ancestors live to a ripe old age? This factor is probably in
your favor， but it ~s not enough to protect your health.
What about the many dieters who exercise regularly? Unfortu-
nately， even optimal exercise is not enough to remove them from
jeopardy.
If you take the time to check your cholesterol， triglycerides， total
lipids， blood pressure， and stress-treadmill heartbeat， you might be
unpleasantly surprised. Those readings can give you a fair idea of what
your life-style has done to your body， particularly to your arteries and
heart.
If you are an average American， you have a fifty-fifty chance of
dying of stroke or heart disease before your time. Your risk of getting
arthritis and diabetes and cancer rises dramaticall2( as you grow older.
Your hearing acuity almost certainly is diminishing. Your eyesight
may be failing. Your ability to taste and smell differences in food
declines with age. Your touch perceptions also diminish. In sum， you
are slowing down. This diet can do something about that.
You might be interested in the Pritikin Program if you d like to go
swimming with your great-grandchildren when your peers are either in
the grave or playing checkers in a nursing home. You might want to
keep a job you like when your colleagues have all retired. In other
words， when others your age have grown old and tired of existence，
you may be able to find pleasure in living， loving， working， and
playing.
For convenience I call the diet by nay name， but its principles are as
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