is it possible to live until you are 200 years old?

Answer 1

I am sincerely hoping to find out. :)

In general, 99% of all people die before the age of 120. I think that was even mentioned in the Bible some place, which is kind of ironic in a creepy yet prophetic sort of way.

But I am hoping medical science and 21st century technology will figure out a way around all that.

Answer 2

The longest unambiguously documented lifespan is that of Jeanne Calment of France (1875–1997), who was aged 122 years. She met Vincent van Gogh when aged 14. This led to her being noticed by the media in 1988, at age 113. Subsequent investigation found that her life was documented in the records of her native city of Arles beyond reasonable question. More evidence for the Calment case has been produced than for any other supercentenarian case, which makes her case a "gold standard" among the "oldest people" recordholders. This is contrasted with the now-disputed claim of age 120 for the oldest man ever, Shigechiyo Izumi. While this case is currently still recognized by Guinness World Records, the Japanese authorities have hinted that his age was not certain.[citation needed] This claim was accepted in 1978, but subsequent additional research (as early as 1984) has raised doubt as to whether his birth date was confused with that of a brother who died at a young age.

Currently (since the death of Yone Minagawa on 13 August 2007), the oldest living person is 114-year-old Edna Parker of the U.S., born on 20 April 1893. [1] Parker, Maria de Jesus and Bertha Fry are the only validated people born in 1893 who are still alive.

Gerontology involves the tracking of the longest-lived proven individuals as the bio-markers of the human life span. The study of gerontology is usually credited to Michel Eugène Chevreul, a French chemist who died in 1889, aged 102. In the early years of the twenty first century gerontology is benefiting from the improvements in record-keeping in the industrialized world from the latter part of the nineteenth century. As a result, verification standards have evolved and multiple independent documentary confirmations of birth-date are now required to substantiate a claim, rather than evidence deriving only from the claimant. For claims that have not been satisfactorily confirmed by Guinness World Records, considered the authority, see longevity claims.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_people

Answer 3

According to some scientists yes. Some say that the first person to live til 1000 years old might already be born.
I actually heard of this diet that a lot of people say that if done correctly, it's very complicated and not very comfortable, will increase your life by decades.

Answer 4

i highly doubt it currently, if some sort of sickness doesnt get you by then, your body would be far too damaged to stay alive for that long. . . this is a crude explanation, but think of our cells like a page with writing, and when they multiply, think of it as photocopying them. You can still read it the first time, but keep photocopying a photocopy, and eventually you wont see anything at all. Stuff starts deteriorating as we get older, i dont think all the healthy eating and exercise in the world can stop that :(

Answer 5

God allowed people to live longer then but not anymore. Don't know right off where in the Bible the explanation is but I have read it before. I think 120 years is the max now according to scientists.

Answer 6

People in the bible lived until they where 500 years old (YEAH RIGHT) my aim personally is to live until I'm 160 years old. To another post, absolute rubbish, god di not live till that age.

Answer 7

I've heard studies say that under optimal circumstances, the maximum lifespan for a human is around 150 years.

Answer 8

At the present time, there seems to be an upper limit as to both mental acuity and sheer physical stamina.

As it stands now, no

Answer 9

no i dont think so cause the highest age i ever heard of someone living was like 110 or 112 or something along right there

Answer 10

i think if you shut yourself off i a closed room, used clean oxygen, ate what ever you had to, plus exercised,good med, evreything they say to increase life...i think 130 is about most.Did you know the average life span in Afghanistan...is 45 for a male...53 for a female.