Health troubles throughout a lifetime are no longer a barrier to reaching the golden age of a 100. A survey reveals many people who live to the age of 100 have had chronic ailments prior to their big birthday.
People who develop heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer, etc. still have a fighting chance to make it to the century mark. It is a common misconception that living to the age of 100 is limited to those who had not developed chronic illness in their previous life.
For this study, Boston University researchers conducted interviews with hundreds of people that had reached 100 about their health in the past.
Those questioned either had chronic illness in the past or didn't encounter illness in the past at all. What they all have in common is their age despite the difference in health background.
Hopefully, more detailed surveys will be made to conclude what factors contribute to living a century!
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