Talk:Heartbeat hypothesis

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Does this include the number of cell divisions? that is, the amount of cell division is limited, and when it ends a man dies. so if the metabolic rate is slower, then a man should live longer. ... in layman terms, ofcourse. but was there a reference to this as well?

Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.150.112.98 (talk) 21:56, 12 April 2009 (UTC)

Definition
The article begins "The Heartbeat hypothesis postulates that every living creature has a limited number of heartbeats or breaths." I can't find any evidence for that definition in the sources that I can read w/o a subscription and I think it's very unlikely that a scientist would propose that hypothesis. The idea that a living creature has a set number of heartbeats sounds very much New Age to me, but a more plausible hypothesis would be along the lines of "there is a correlation between longeity and heart rate".

Also, the term that is used in some sources is "rate of life theory" or something similar. Perhaps the article should be moved?Sjö (talk) 20:20, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

It's dubious that an actual scientist or doctor would suggest this, yes, but the theory itself does exist and is defined as such, therefore the statement included in the article is thus, logically, not dubious. That's not what the dubious tag is for (For instance, an article on DBZ wouldn't include a dubious tag next to Goku's power level even though obviously it's impossible or very unlikely). 99.236.215.170 (talk) 00:22, 19 April 2014 (UTC)

Move

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The result of the move request was: No consensus (non-admin closure) Cloudz 679 16:49, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Heartbeat hypothesis →  – Relisted. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:16, 15 November 2011 (UTC)

Checking Google Scholar and Google Books for "Heartbeat hypothesis" it appears that the terms is mostly used for a theory about why mothers carry their children on their left arm. I can find only a couple of mentions connected to longevity, and they are copies of each other. "Rate of living" hypothesis or theory seems to be the phrase used in the scientific context (as opposed to blogs, Facebook and New Age sites). Sjö (talk) 14:47, 8 November 2011 (UTC)
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ratio needs units

 * ...the ratio of resting metabolic rate to total daily energy expenditure can vary between 1.6 to 8.0...

Presumably the "resting metabolic rate" is measured in units of power (such as watts) and "daily energy expenditure" is measured in units of energy (such as joules)? If so, the ratio is not dimensionless but is measured in units of time. —Tamfang (talk) 19:41, 9 November 2011 (UTC)


 * The problem goes away if the word daily goes away. —Tamfang (talk) 06:09, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Dead hyperlinks in references
At least thse are dead, please correct: http://www.asiaone.com/Health/News/Story/A1Story20090613-148261.html

ee1518 (talk) 13:18, 12 March 2014 (UTC)