Human life span:
- Humans' life expectancy (average) is 70-85 years.
- However, the oldest verified person (Jeanne Clement, 1875-1997) lived up to 122 years.
- As a person ages, the telomeres (chromosome ends) tend to become shorter in every consecutive cycle of replication.
- Also, bones start getting weaker by reducing in size and density.
- In addition to this when a person starts getting old, muscles become less flexible (results in poor coordination and balance).
- These are natural changes that occur while aging. They cannot be stopped but it is possible to slow the rate of these processes.
- This can be done by changing one's lifestyle (diet, exercise, etc).
- The science of aging is not yet fully understood; therefore, it is difficult to determine an absolute limit of 200 years.
Human life span:
- Humans' life expectancy (average) is 70-85 years.
- However, the oldest verified person (Jeanne Clement, 1875-1997) lived up to 122 years.
- As a person ages, the telomeres (chromosome ends) tend to become shorter in every consecutive cycle of replication.
- Also, bones start getting weaker by reducing in size and density.
- In addition to this when a person starts getting old, muscles become less flexible (results in poor coordination and balance).
- These are natural changes that occur while aging. They cannot be stopped but it is possible to slow the rate of these processes.
- This can be done by changing one's lifestyle (diet, exercise, etc).
- The science of aging is not yet fully understood; therefore, it is difficult to determine an absolute limit of 200 years.
