Studies of the variance in human longevity due to genetics and environment are a matter of chasing small effect sizes, modest increases in the (still low) odds of living to extreme old age, and trying to distinguish those effects from the much larger impact of lifestyle choices and wealth. It isn’t an easy endeavor, and at the end of the day small effect sizes are not the starting point from which to build ways to meaningfully extend the healthy human life span. Nonetheless, there is a great deal of this sort of research out there, interesting in its own right, but not the road to the future. The example here focuses on trace elements in drinking water, and might be compared with <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/02/…
Exploring Correlations Between Trace Elements in Drinking Water and Longevity
Studies of the variance in human longevity due to genetics and environment are a matter of chasing small effect sizes, modest increases in the (still low) odds of living to extreme old age, and trying to distinguish those effects from the much larger impact of lifestyle choices and wealth. It isn’t an easy endeavor, and at the end of the day small effect sizes are not the starting point from which to build ways to meaningfully extend the healthy human life span. Nonetheless, there is a great deal of this sort of research out there, interesting in its own right, but not the road to the future. The example here focuses on trace elements in drinking water, and might be compared with <a href="https://www.fightaging.org/archives/2011/02/…