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Less oxygen may lead to a longer life
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CHINESE research has found that low-oxygen environments may promote longevity.
According to research by Zhang Yaping and Wu Dongdong at the Kunming College of Life Science, elderly people from the Tibetan Plateau have a longer lifespan than elderly people in other regions.
Examining 2010 census data, researchers found that the proportion of the Tibetan population over 60 years of age was significantly lower than that for the Han population.
However, among Tibetans there is dramatic rise in the ratio of proportion of people older than 91. The proportion of individuals older than 100 years of age was also higher for male Tibetans than for Han Chinese.
According to the findings, published in Cell Research on September 9, elderly people living on the Tibetan Plateau tend to have a longer lifespan than elderly people living at lower altitudes, suggesting a link between hypoxia and longevity.
There have also been reports of a link between longer life expectancy and living in the high altitude Andean region in America, according to the researchers.
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