By Michael F. Roizen, MD – Nutritional Outlook
Prepare for it with your nutrition choices now, writes author, professor, and Cleveland Clinic’s Michael F. Roizen, MD.
Scientific research on aging mechanisms is advancing like information technology (IT) did in the last decade: exponentially. So much so that it’s likely that longevity will be the greatest disruptor ever.
Over the past 150 years, life expectancy at birth in the U.S. increased from about 41 to 78 years. This gain in life expectancy since 1870 has occurred in a relatively straight line of about a 2.5-year gain every 10 years. This gain in life expectancy was initially due to improvements in sanitation and infant health, and later because of improvements in the management of chronic diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes.
