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        "msgid": "is-longevity-predetermined-at-birth-heres-the-scientific-explanation-1780656756",
        "date": "2026-05-17 11:35:00",
        "title": "Is Longevity Predetermined at Birth? Here's the Scientific Explanation",
        "author": "Lusia Kus Anna",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Many people aspire to live long lives. While adopting a healthy lifestyle can contribute, research suggests that genetics play a more significant role in determining lifespan than previously thought. Studies indicate that DNA has a substantial impact on an individual's longevity, influencing factors such as susceptibility to age-related diseases.",
        "content": "<p>KOMPAS.com - Many people want to live long lives. Although you can\nadopt a healthy lifestyle, the chances of living a long life are also\ninfluenced by something we cannot change, namely innate genetics.<\/p>\n<p>A study proves that the genetic component is actually much larger\nthan previously estimated. This means that DNA plays an important role\nin determining a person\u2019s lifespan.<\/p>\n<p>This topic used to be very difficult to study because it required\ndecades to collect human age data.<\/p>\n<p>An old study entitled \u201cThe heritability of human longevity: a\npopulation-based study of 2872 Danish twin pairs born 1870-1900\u201d, found\nthat genes only contribute 20-25 percent to a person\u2019s final\nlifespan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat number is much smaller compared to other innate traits such as\nbody mass index, which ranges around 50 percent,\u201d said emergency\nmedicine doctor and longevity expert at Biograph, Michael Doney, quoting\nPrevention, Sunday (17\/5\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The remaining 45 percent comes from daily habits that can be\ncontrolled, such as diet, sleep patterns, and how often you\nexercise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf genetic inheritance is high, longevity genes can reveal the\nmechanisms of aging and provide information for treatment and public\nhealth,\u201d said a longevity specialist and genetics expert at Parsley\nHealth, Nisha Chellam, M.D.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hypothesis is that identical twins share 100 percent of their\ngenetic material, and non-identical twins share 50 percent of their\ngenetic material. So, if identical twins have similar ages, then genes\nmust have an influence,\u201d said Dr.\u00a0Chellam.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Dr.\u00a0Doney explained that this method helps researchers\nreduce the influence of external factors, such as environment or\nlifestyle, so they can focus more on looking at the relationship between\nage and biological and genetic factors.<\/p>\n<p>The filtered data is then compared with records of people aged 100\nyears and over in the United States to reduce the possibility of bias\ndue to differences in research locations.<\/p>\n<p>Dr.\u00a0Chellam added that when external mortality factors such as\naccidents or environmental conditions are eliminated, the influence of\ninherited diseases in the family, such as heart disease, dementia, and\ncancer, becomes more apparent.<\/p>\n<p>These findings further strengthen the suspicion that hereditary\nfactors have a major role in a person\u2019s longevity.<\/p>\n<p>Read also: Schizophrenia is a Hereditary Disease, Myth or Fact?<\/p>",
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