An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
SURVIVAL
survival
(noun) something that survives
survival, survival of the fittest, natural selection, selection
(noun) a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment
survival, endurance
(noun) a state of surviving; remaining alive
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
survival (countable and uncountable, plural survivals)
The fact or act of surviving; continued existence or life.
(as a modifier) Of, relating to or aiding survival.
(sports) The avoidance of relegation or demotion to a lower league or division.
(anthropology) A custom or belief that persists in folklore from earlier times, when the rationale behind it is forgotten.
Source: Wiktionary
Sur*viv"al, n. Etym: [From Survive.]
1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.
2. (Arhæol. & Ethnol.)
Definition: Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known. The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs. Tylor. Survival of the fittest. (Biol.) See Natural selection, under Natural.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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