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Originally Posted by glenntaj
--there is beginning to be evidence in the developed world that given the still-stubborn rates of cancer (many of which I'm sure are linked to environmental toxins) and the obesity induced conditions such as Type II diabetes, kidney disease, and stroke, lifespan may have actually stopped increasing, and in some places may actually be DROPPING a bit . . .the biggest drop has come in Russia and other areas of the former Societ Union, in which there seem to be NO regulations on things anymore . . .
Lifespans are still rising in the developing world, except in places with high concentrations of HIV patients, but as those areas develop and degrade their own water, land and air, one wonders how long it will last . . .
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I've heard it said recently that the lifespan is dropping here in the US starting with the generation of children who are in grade school now. That's why we hear of the emphasis on improving school lunches and trying to get kids to go outside and play more, etc.