http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/105744/Best-Places-for-a-Long-Life
Figures, Ahh, well you live in the South where fried foods are a staple you can’t expect long life 
deep fat fried twinkies are killing people all over the country
-Imp
I have heard that, its a conspiracy designed to get omnivores and carnivores trapped within a short life expectancy. A liberal Democratic Socialist Vegan began it all, but who is it ? Who hides in the shadows? 
WOWEE, my county is tied for 12. San Mateo county. We have 4 hospitals within 20 minutes of us
including a world famous one, Stanford hospital. Two hospitals are an easy 12 minute drive away.
The second point the article misses is the wealth in this county. San Mateo is easily one of the wealthiest
counties in America. After several months of home prices dropping, San Mateo county still has a median home
price of over 500,000. Wealth is clearly a factor in life expectancy.
Kropotkin
Hi to All
With 3 of the top 25 practically sitting on top of me and a fourth, with the Mayo Clinic, only 45 minutes away, I can only deduce that reducing one’s body temperature prolongs one’s life.
Ed
I’m not a liberal, nor am I even a Democrat.
But yes, the Texas state fair always has a contest for the best “weird fried food” items.
Including fried coke…(the soft drink).
Yea , I recall those contests, They had some of them over at that huge swap meet in DFW, I can’t recall the name of it… The cooking smells were wierd. :-&
You and I are probably the only two on this forum that have ever heard of fried coke.
You ever attend the chili contests? The fumes will burn your eyelids off and remove your nosehair. 
Have not, but I’d like to see em’ try and make something too spicy for me. Only thing that would manage that is if they added either Thai or Indian peppers whole.
Oh those things are the only plant life that is evil true evil. I can eat most hot pepers all day long. Those tiny little red things can choke the life out of you if you are caught unawares. Tex Mex chili has only heat and no real robust flavor of the Southwest. Ahhhh, a bowl of real Sonoran chili will make you think you just snagged some ambrosia from the Gods.
That is the name of that huge swap meet there in or near Arlington I think its by the Airport, I think. I have not been in that neck of the woods for about 11 years. My memory is shaky about it. I want to say Traders Village.