2000-02-28|Sunatori's Arrhenius Plot for Metabolism

Statistically speaking, countries in colder regions seem to have longer average human life expectancy than those in warmer regions. So, there seems to be a correlation between the ambient temperature and the life-span for a given species even though all human beings are warm-blooded.
Thus, the Arrhenius equation for chemical reaction should apply to the metabolism of organisms, contributing to the failure rate (dealth rate).
- k = A * exp(-E/RT)
This hypothesis is analogous to the experimental observation that calory-restricted diet leads to longer life expectancy.
Going the other way, the body temperature may be used to predict the life expectancy.

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