Isn't it also true that everyone is more fit now that in the past?
Cyracruz, the #1 health problem in North America today is obesity. Even in other countries it has become a threat.
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Luckily, opera singers are very intelligent. They do not follow the path of thoughtless people who eat badly and exercise little.
The main health problem for all western countries today is consumer addiction. Our lives devoid of meaning or purpose, we gorge ourselves on whatever satiates us then and there. But it is a temporary solution, and it will make us sick in the end. But that's all good to the producers of the junk we buy, because then they can make even more money on medicine...
The phrase originated with Dan Cook,,,a San Antonio sportscaster who said "It ain't over til the fat lady sings. Dick Motta, the Washington Bullets coach added "the opera"