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cristiano-potato t1_iz74wev wrote
Reply to comment by HeinrichTheWolf_17 in The end of ageing? The scientists behind the race to turn back time by cata890
> chronic illness is caused by aging[…] You can solve chronic illness with a pristinely maintained body
Only if you ignore all the chronic illnesses that strike young people, like chronic pain conditions (migraine), autoimmune diseases, etc, which aren’t “caused by aging”
Kahing t1_iz76cdp wrote
Yes but the older you are, the higher chance of getting a chronic illness or medical condition. Your general risk of disease as a fit active elderly person who does everything right to keep in good health is still much higher than a fat and lazy younger person. Aging itself doesn't kill you, your increasingly poor health eventually failing does.
AsuhoChinami t1_iz773y6 wrote
Yeah. A 20 year old who sits on his ass all day, has scrawny noodle arms, and eats terribly all the time will very likely still be alive in 40 or 50 years. A 70 year old fit martial artist who's like a demi-god in the here and now has only a medium chance of being alive in 20.
HeinrichTheWolf_17 t1_iz78k7d wrote
Right, but they’re talking about the diseases of aging. They view those diseases as separate from aging when they aren’t. The vast majority of conditions post 65 years of age are due to the body gradually breaking down past that point. The fix for that is keeping people young and healthy.
TheHamsterSandwich t1_izbbhj6 wrote
"I would think so, De Grey thinks there’s a good chance aging will be cured by 2030."
When did he say that?
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