A recent study published in the journal GeroScience It reveals that the longevity of Italian centenarians is directly linked to their genetic ancestry, with descendants of Western hunter-gatherers, survivors of the Ice Age, having a 38% greater chance of living past 100 years.
Researchers investigated the distant past of ancestral populations to understand the longevity of people who live more than 100 years.v The analysis revealed that the Italian centenarians share a common genetic trait: they are all descended from the first inhabitants of Europe, the Western hunter-gatherers, who survived the hardships of the Ice Age.
