Are We As Predictable As Studies Say?

The bigger the dating pool, the likelier people are to base choices on looks

. An English study analyzed records from 84 speed dating events in which 1,879 men and 1,868 women participated. In speed dating people have 3-5 minutes to talk to potential mates and decide if they want to see them again. At bigger events with 24 or more potential mates, both sexes based choices on looks. At smaller events with 15-23 potential mates, both sexes focused more on specifics - like education and occupation. With less choice the emphasis changed from good looks to closer looks.

Closer looks at the workforce show approximately three-quarters of Americans go to work sick a year. In a Thomson Reuter survey of approximately 3,000 people, 20% said they weren't sick enough to stay home and 25% didn't want to lose pay. When divided by income, 55% of those making less than $25,000 didn't want to lose pay. Only six percent of those making more than $100,000 didn't want to lose pay. Twenty-eight percent attributed going to work to not being sick enough to stay home, 25% to "work ethic" and 24% to "workload". It seems 49% were workaholics.

Chocoholics are likely to be depressed. In a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 931 people - not taking antidepressants - were asked how much chocolate they ate and had their moods accessed by a commonly used depression scale. The participants who weren't depressed averaged 5.4 servings of chocolate a month, those who were depressed averaged 8.4 servings and those with major depression averaged 11.8 servings. Studies are needed to determine if chocolate causes depression or if it's a self-treatment for it - especially because it's depressing to know a serving of chocolate is only 1 ounce.

Having one bad habit can be depressing. Having 4 can age you 12 years. In another study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, 4,886 adults were questioned about lifestyle habits and tracked 20 years. Of the 314 participants with all 4 bad habits, 29% died during the study. Of the 387 with none, 8% died. The 4 bad habits were smoking, having more than 3 drinks a day for men and 2 for women, not getting 2 hours of physical activity a week and not having 3 servings of fruits and vegetables a day. Obviously, an apple a day doesn't keep the doctor away anymore.

by: Knight Pierce Hirst

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