Are later generations less aged than earlier generations

[AlexKChen]

https://x.com/SamuelBHume/status/1875605488878154183?s=19

[RapAdmin]

Posted earlier here:

Seventy really may be the new sixty for English baby boomers (Nature Aging)

A study examined trends in intrinsic capacity, a comprehensive measure of cognitive, locomotor, psychological and sensory capacities that was recently developed by the World Health Organization. The results indicate that older adults in England today seem to be experiencing far higher levels of physical and mental functioning than did previous generations at the same age. [Ggdj1hGXIAAPEnW] Paywalled article: Seventy really may be the new sixty for English baby boomers | Nature Aging The original research that the article is writing about: (Open Access) Cohort trends in intrinsic capacity in England and China To understand how the health of older adults today compares to that of previous generations, we estimated intrinsic capacity and subdomains of cognitive, locomotor, sensory, psychological and vitality capacities in participants of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing and the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Applying multilevel growth curve models, we found…

[KarlT]

Maybe it’s all the preservatives in the food these days?

[AlexKChen]

https://x.com/cremieuxrecueil/status/1907652879978041451?s=19

[A_User]

From the X post above:

Is this real, if so what’s causing this?

[AlexKChen]

Younger Adults May Be Aging Faster Than Previous Generations

Robert Lufkin MD (@robertlufkinmd) on X