When my husband and I travel, we like to look at old graveyards.
There were still a lot of people reaching relatively old age, a long time ago.
The discovery of antibiotics has made the largest difference,I think, or they could have longer.
I'm 54, but plan on living to 104.
I don't smoke, rarely drink, and try my best to eat a good diet.
My diet is improving, as I read more about nutrition.
I don't want to take supplements, but would rather get everything I need thru diet.
Plan on adding wheat germ,flax, chia, and nutritional yeast...
One thing I found helpful, is keeping track of everything I eat on my Cron-o-meter (google it)
It shows me what I am lacking, so I can try to improve.
Eating 1200 calories a day, is pretty easy for me, but the challenge is making the best food decisions.
If certain foods are shown to contribute to diabetes and heart disease, I assume, it probably works for others like cancer, macular degeneration, alzheimers etc.
Even if a calorie reduced diet doesn't increase longevity, hopefully it will increase the quality of life.