Aging and the Inevitable Limit to Human Life Span

Jan Vijg; Eric Le Bourg

doi:10.1159/000477210

Aging and the Inevitable Limit to Human Life Span

Jan Vijg, Eric Le Bourg

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Abstract

There is a long-lasting debate about a natural limit to human life span, and it has been argued that the maximum reported age at death, which has not increased for ca 25 years, fluctuates around 115 years, even if some persons live beyond this age. We argue that the close connection of species-specific longevity with life history strategies explains why human life span is limited and cannot reach the considerably longer life spans of several other species.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	432-434
Number of pages	3
Journal	Gerontology
Volume	63
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000477210
State	Published - Aug 1 2017

Keywords

Centenarians
Dietary restriction
Life expectancy
Life-history strategy
Limits to life span
Maximum life span
Maximum reported age at death
Negligible senescence

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Aging
Geriatrics and Gerontology

UN SDGs

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