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Why are most of today’s children unlikely to live to 100?
Most kids won't be around to celebrate their 100th birthday
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Are the brakes being applied on growing too old? A recent study suggests as much. In fact, analysis undertaken by a team of gerontologists claims that most of today’s children are unlikely to live to 100. It's a worrying revelation, especially as modern medicine appears to have boosted longevity over the past half-century. So why might kids not survive long enough to celebrate their 100th birthday?
Click through this gallery and find out why a centenarian may become a thing of the past.
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