Humans Have Reached Their Peak Lifespan and Fitness
A new survey finds that humans are about as tall, fit and long-living as we'll ever get.
by Amanda Onion
Jan 19, 2018
3 minutes
Take a look around at your fellow humans—this may be as good as it gets. We have reached our peak in terms of lifespan, athletic performance and height, according to a new survey of research and historical records. And, the researchers add, we may only go down from here, thanks to constraints placed upon humans by environmental problems.
"These traits no longer increase, despite further continuous nutritional, medical, and scientific progress,” said Jean-François Toussaint, a physiologist at Paris Descartes
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