Life expectancy study: 100 years? “It won’t happen!”

2024-10-07 16:08:00

Is the increase in life expectancy coming to an end? In the future, not all of us will live to be 100, says researcher Stuart Jay Olshansky. Responsible for this is above all one factor.

The desire for eternal youth is as old as humanity itself. But nothing has happened for a long time. For centuries, life expectancy has been constant between 30 and 40 years.

Then there was a revolution. Antibiotics were discovered, people could undergo surgery, hygiene improved, and living conditions improved. And anyone who follows science news closely knows that new medical discoveries continue to occur today. So it’s no wonder that there is great optimism about continually pushing life’s limits. But is it also appropriate?

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