Prediction
We'll see the first human live to the age of 150
We'll see the first human live to the age of 150. Rapid advances in medical science, the impact of lifestyle changes, and new forms of a "super-health" diet will lead to global celebration of the birthday of the first human to live to the age of 150. Yet at the same time, society will be grappling with a fascinating new dichotomy. There will be a growing...
We'll see the first human live to the age of 150. Rapid advances in medical science, the impact of lifestyle changes, and new forms of a "super-health" diet will lead to global celebration of the birthday of the first human to live to the age of 150. Yet at the same time, society will be grappling with a fascinating new dichotomy. There will be a growing sector of the population living into their 120's and 130's -- yet at the same time we see an increasing decline in life expectancy in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Why? Because by 2015, the sale of statin (cholesterol-lowering drugs) was already on an upswing in India as the countries succumbed to the diet and sedentary lifestyle of Western society.
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Jim Carroll’s 2014 prediction #4 for 2025.
Retrospective grade: Didn’t Happen.
We’ll see the first human live to the age of 150. Rapid advances in medical science, the impact of lifestyle changes, and new forms of a “super-health” diet will lead to global celebration of the birthday of the first human to live to the age of 150. Yet at the same time, society will be grappling with a fascinating new dichotomy. There will be a growing sector of the population living into their 120’s and 130’s — yet at the same time we see an increasing decline in life expectancy in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Why? Because by 2015, the sale of statin (cholesterol-lowering drugs) was already on an upswing in India as the countries succumbed to the diet and sedentary lifestyle of Western society.