Increase in human life expectancy, which nearly doubled over the last century, may be slowing, according to a new study.
While advances in medicine, diet, and public health have helped people live longer, the researchers say that living beyond 100 may be farther off than many experts had hoped.
The study, published on Oct. 7 in the journal Nature Aging, highlights the limitations of extending life expectancy through medical interventions.
“Most people alive today at older ages are living on time that was manufactured by medicine,” said S. Jay Olshansky, lead author of the study and professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the University of Illinois Chicago, in a statement….