Life expectancy in the West is getting longer

The researchers are looking for the limit of the human body's ability to survive

The maximum life expectancy of a person in the developed countries - will be extended. In a few years it will not be rare to meet healthy people, 110 years old. This is according to a new study published by researchers from the University of California, Berkeley. The head of the research team, Prof. John Wilmoth said that the model he tested was made only in Sweden, but it actually serves as a representative model for all industrialized countries in the world.

The researchers noted that it is now clear that human lifespan is not a biological problem. She
It involves continuous improvements in the environmental conditions in which man lives, a higher level of sanitation, constant improvements in the level of health services and medical innovations.

In 1860 the oldest man in Sweden was 100 years old. In 1960 he was already 105 years old
And this year - 108 years old.

In 1997, the death of the person who was crowned "the oldest in the Western world" was reported - it was
A French woman named Jean Calman. She was then 122 years old. The American researchers believe that the world has
Today there are more people who have already passed this "ceiling age". (Due to problems with accurate registration no
The authors of the study consider data from Georgia and the Caucasus on people who are presented by the authorities there as 140 years old.

Prof. Wilmoth pointed out that until now it was common to think that there is an upper limit to life expectancy
of man, because tissues and organs in the body wear out and wear out over the years. Now it may be necessary to introduce changes in the theory dealing with human lifespan, the American researcher emphasized.

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