Antiaging researchers say longevity of your parents linked to yours

Just came across this interesting blog entry from loveantiaging.com on april 4th, about how studies are prooving from the university of Boston that the longevity of our parents is directly linked to our own, particularly in the area of common diseases.

We all pretty much knew already that lots of the pesky things in our life were so generously passed down to us from our generous parents, but it is new to me that antiaging results can be predetermined based upon your parents experiences.

Anyhow, just thought this was an interesting piece of genetic information that might appeal some of us with healthy/unhealthy parents wondering if we are more at risk. I wonder if I am doomed to inherit my mothers horrid cooking skills or my dads overally active gas system? Both of those give me grief and extra wrinkles when I spend weekends with them on the holidays!