Talk:Roseto effect

Musing
Could it be that the decline in longevity is not due solely to people moving out, forgetting the old ways, etc, but also to the washing away of the epigenetic inputs of the founders of the village? Think of the momentous event in the lives of all the people who made the move first. It is the late 18 hundreds and they pop out of a world of monotonous misery into an entirely new experience, language, culture, nature, etc. After crossing the ocean out of my little village - and breaking with centuries of habits - I would enjoy the move for the rest of my life, and totally seek stability, trust, predictability. Epigenetics could make that last a couple of generations, but not forever. -- unsigned comment by User:82.67.197.191 (talk) Oct 19, 2017

"over a couple of beers"
Several sources mention the beers, so I thought to include it. I reckon they mention the beer because it evokes the human nature of the doctors and paints an image of a casual conversation during which this observation was first made. The beers were mentioned in this page's DYK entry. -- ke4roh (talk) 14:05, 24 July 2020 (UTC)