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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: 0.514s | 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. davnn ◴[31 Aug 25 05:10 UTC] No.45080529[source]▶
Maybe living the blue zone [1] lifestyle?

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_zone

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2. refactor_master ◴[31 Aug 25 06:26 UTC] No.45080841[source]▶
The lifestyle with olive oil and fish, or pension fraud? [1]

[1] https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/archive/2025/04/are-blu...

3. Root_Denied ◴[31 Aug 25 08:38 UTC] No.45081529[source]▶
I'd be cautious of Blue Zones, they're potentially not actually a real thing and more of a statistical construct.

https://www.science.org/content/article/do-blue-zones-suppos...

4. whimsicalism ◴[31 Aug 25 08:45 UTC] No.45081556[source]▶
a familial history of shoddy record keeping?