Compléter Life pre intermediate OkinawaVersion en ligne Life pre intermediate Okinawa par yasmin flores 1 exercise for scientific do go processed oldest elderly diseases medicines How long will a baby born today live ? 100 years ? 120 years ? Scientists are studying genes that could mean long life for us all . There are already many , many people who have passed the landmark age of 100 . In fact , there are now so many healthy , people that there's a new term for them : the wellderly . These are people over the age of 80 who have no such as high blood pressure , heart disease or diabetes and have never taken for these conditions . There have been many scientific studies of communities where a healthy old age is typical . These include places like Calabria in southern Italy and the island of Okinawa in Japan . The island of Okinawa in Japan has some of the people in the world . It's famous its high number of centenarians - men and women who live beyond 100 years of age . There have been many studies of their lifestyle and you can even buy recipe books based on their diets . Some of the reasons for their good health are : They fishing and eat what they catch They regularly gardening and grow their own fruit and vegetables They go cycling and never drive when they can walk They often spend time with friends . They meet at people's houses and play games They rarely buy food from supermarket or eat food They do regular , go swimming and lead active live s