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New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely

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215 points XzetaU8 | 4 comments | 30 Aug 25 16:15 UTC | HN request time: 0.598s | source
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irrational ◴[30 Aug 25 18:05 UTC] No.45076763[source]▶
Is it just genetic? On my father’s side, people typically live to 100 at a minimum and are perfectly healthy mentally and physically right up till a week or so before they die. My grandmother is 103 and can still lives alone in her house and can walk unassisted, has a memory sharp as anything, and so on. Maybe look at long lived families and figure out what is different about them?
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1. ivape ◴[30 Aug 25 18:07 UTC] No.45076784[source]▶
I think it's just plus or minus 10 years for whatever fate (genetics) had in store for you. That plus or minus being the little we can control (diet/activity).
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2. rhyperior ◴[30 Aug 25 18:23 UTC] No.45076890[source]▶
So much of the modern US diet that’s being exported to the world negatively impacts life and health span. It’s very much controllable, just harder than the default.
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3. ivape ◴[30 Aug 25 18:42 UTC] No.45076993[source]▶
We're also exporting modern US attitudes and psychology (expectations, worldview), which is just an engine for stress. I think overeating is a stress response. Not everyone was a fiend for vanity at the scale we are today.
4. lenkite ◴[31 Aug 25 05:24 UTC] No.45080584[source]▶
I think you can safely double that to plus or minus 20 years for what "little" we can control.