Nice piece in the WSJ here.
Paywalled, I'm sure, but the main takeaways:
There are about 109,000 people in the US now over 100 years of age, up from 65,000 ten years ago. Despite the decline in overall life expectancy, roughly 20% of us have the genes to make it to 100 if we do everything else right.
Paywalled, I'm sure, but the main takeaways:
If you can make it past 90, genetics goes up from 25% of the solution to more like 50%.Habits like getting enough sleep, exercising and eating a healthy diet can help you stave off disease and live longer, yet when it comes to living beyond 90, genetics start to play a trump card, say researchers who study aging.
There are about 109,000 people in the US now over 100 years of age, up from 65,000 ten years ago. Despite the decline in overall life expectancy, roughly 20% of us have the genes to make it to 100 if we do everything else right.