Posts Tagged ‘100’

Edna Parker of Shelbyville, Indiana, who became the world’s oldest person more than a year ago, has died at the age of 115.  UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen Coles keeps a list of the world’s oldest people and said Parker was the 14th oldest supercentenarian in history. Maria de Jesus of Portugal, born Sept. 10, 1893, is now the world’s oldest living person. Research has shown that children of parents that live to be 100 or more also live longer and have less risk of heart attacks, strokes and diabetes. However, good genes won’t necessarily get you past 100 on their own, but it certainly helps. Friends and family say Edna walked a lot and always stayed active, even after moving into a nursing home at age 100 where she, coincidentally, lived with 7-foot-7 Sandy Allen, who is recognized by Guinness as the world’s tallest woman until her death this past August.

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Boston University researchers report that children of centenarians live longer than their counterparts, and with less risk of heart attacks, strokes, and diabetes. In a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers found that offspring of centenarians had 78% lower risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), an 83% lower risk of stroke, and an 86% lower risk of developing diabetes.

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