新英格兰一项百岁老人研究项目对世界各地1 500名百岁老人进行了为期15年的跟踪研究,项目负责人托马斯·皮尔斯指出,这些百岁老人不是年龄越老病痛越多,相反,活得越长的老人越是健康。也就是说,这些特别长寿的老人,一般来说,身体都十分健康。事实确实如此,一般活到70～80岁的老人,在离世之前往往都遭 A centenarian research project in New England conducted a 15-year follow-up study of 1,500 centenarians around the world. The project leader, Thomas Pierce, pointed out that these centenarians are not afflicted by old age and age. Instead, The longer the older the healthier. In other words, these elderly people who are particularly longevity are, in general, very healthy. The fact is true, usually to 70 to 80-year-old elderly, often suffered before their death