Is Longevity Determined by Genetics?

<p>The duration of human life (longevity) is influenced by genetics, the environment, and lifestyle.</p> <p>Environmental improvements beginning in the 1900s extended the average life span dramatically with significant improvements in the availability of food and clean water, better housing and living conditions, reduced exposure to infectious diseases, and access to medical care. Most significant were public health advances that reduced premature death by decreasing the risk of infant mortality, increasing the chances of surviving childhood, and avoiding infection and communicable disease.</p> <p>Now people in the United States live about 80 years on average, but some individuals survive for much longer.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/science-and-medicine-in-everyday-language/is-longevity-determined-by-genetics-56e6f0f68969"><strong>Learn More</strong></a></p>