The Secret to Living to 100? It’s Not Good Habits

“About 25% of your ability to live to 90 is determined by genetics, says Dr. Thomas Perls, a professor of medicine at Boston University who leads the New England Centenarian Study, which has followed centenarians and their family members since 1995. By age 100, it’s roughly 50% genetic, he estimates, and by around 106, it’s 75%”

https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/living-longer-genes-science-4df3c203

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