{"id":14118,"date":"2008-05-24T12:58:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-24T10:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/noticias\/que-es-longevidad\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:30:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T22:30:05","slug":"que-es-longevidad","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/en\/news\/que-es-longevidad\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Longevity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Although the passage of physical time\u00a0<\/strong> is the same for everyone, the\u00a0<strong>biological time<\/strong>\u00a0passes at a different pace for each of us. What is Longevity?  This pace is mainly conditioned by two factors: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The&nbsp;<strong>genetic predisposition<\/strong>&nbsp;and family history.<\/li><li>The&nbsp;<strong>h\u00e1bitos&nbsp;<\/strong> that we choose to follow throughout our lives.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, in long-lived societies, almost everyone lives more than 65 years; enough for the health consequences of genetics and lifestyle to manifest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that diseases associated with aging are becoming more common, the modern world faces a new dilemma: what will happen if we continue to fight the main lethal diseases one by one, just as we did a century ago, when we stand up to infectious diseases?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There is a view of future longevity that suggests we can continue to extend life incrementally indefinitely, just as we did in the past.<\/li><li>There is another view that states that, unless we attack the risk factor that underlies all these diseases, which is the biological process <strong> of aging<\/strong>, the period of weakness and disability of the elderly of the future will be much longer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This last hypothesis, already accepted by scientists around the world, has given rise to a new public health initiative: the so-called &#8220;longevity dividend initiative&#8221; or &#8220;Geroscience&#8221;. A new impetus is being provided to the fight to slow down aging, under the premise that this new public health paradigm will be the most effective primary prevention method since vaccines and antibiotics became popular more than 70 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that diseases associated with aging are becoming more common, the modern world faces a new dilemma: what will happen if we continue to fight the main lethal diseases one by one, just as we did a century ago, when we stand up to infectious diseases?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>There is a view of future longevity that suggests we can continue to extend life incrementally indefinitely, just as we did in the past.<\/li><li>There is another view that states that, unless we attack the risk factor that underlies all these diseases, which is the biological process <strong> of aging<\/strong>, the period of weakness and disability of the elderly of the future will be much longer.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Las ventajas de vivir m\u00e1s a\u00f1os | Stephen Johnston\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xOJjh6Rz3eE?list=PLc4Hn5L33E76JuGJOBuxeja39tW0XM19h\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chris Meyer<\/strong>, an expert at the Future Trends Forum, adds:&nbsp;<em>&#8220;It is assumed that at the individual level people are living longer, but the question is what are the implications of such increased longevity.&#8221;<\/em> &nbsp; Because living longer affects many parameters of society, both current and future.&nbsp;<strong>Impacta in health, education, the way of governing and even ethics<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To add more complexity to an already intricate issue, individual responses are sterile. <em>&nbsp;&#8220;It is not about identifying the trends in each area, but about knowing how they will end up interacting and changing society&#8221;,&nbsp;<\/em>explic&nbsp;<strong><em>Meyer<\/em><\/strong>, who adds that this changing scenario is also a perfect breeding ground for new opportunities, both in business, politics or at the individual level. The phrase &#8220;<em>sky is the limit<\/em>&#8221; is perfect for defining the current situation when it comes to longevity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowadays Western societies with more and more longevity, and that implies consequences not only for the health that fights against aging, but also economic and social. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13922,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oaas_summary":"Although physical time passes uniformly for everyone, biological time varies individually, influenced chiefly by genetic predisposition and lifestyle choices. In societies where people commonly live beyond 65, the health impacts of genetics and habits become evident. With aging-related diseases rising, the modern world confronts a dilemma: should we continue combating each lethal disease separately, as done historically with infectious diseases, or should we address the underlying biological aging process itself? \n\nTwo perspectives on future longevity exist. One suggests life can be extended incrementally indefinitely by targeting diseases individually. The other, gaining scientific support, argues that unless aging\u2014the root risk factor\u2014is slowed, future elderly populations will experience prolonged periods of frailty and disability. This has led to the emergence of the \"longevity dividend initiative\" or \"Geroscience,\" aiming to slow aging as a primary prevention strategy, potentially as transformative as vaccines and antibiotics were decades ago.\n\nChris Meyer of the Future Trends Forum highlights that increased longevity impacts multiple societal facets, including health, education, governance, and ethics. Understanding how these changes interact is crucial since they create complex challenges and unprecedented opportunities in business, politics, and individual lives. The evolving longevity landscape suggests limitless potential for societal transformation.","_oaas_audio_url":"https:\/\/www.fundacionbankinter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/summary-14118-1764628209.mp3"},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-14118","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is Longevity?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Nowadays Western societies with more and more longevity, but What is Longevity? 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