PROLONGATION OF LIFE.
<*, GOOD EFFECT OF RATIONING. United Service. LONDON, Jan. 4. Remarkable longevity records during 1919 have raised a discussion on one of the more pleasant effects of the war. Doctors and insurance experts agree that rationing has rejuvenated thousands and eliminated surplus fat, where compulsory economy and high prices meant only reduction of the quantity of food, not accompanied by a decline in its nutritive qualities. Last year's obituaries in Britain included 284 centenarians and nonagenarians.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17360, 6 January 1920, Page 5
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