healthspan
Type: concept Aliases: health spanhealthspan duration
- Systems Analogy The years you live feeling healthy, energetic, and active, not just the years on your clock.
- Formal Definition The period of life spent free from chronic disease, disability, and functional decline.
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Scientific Sources & Literature Citations
- [1] Empirical Study Gems D, Iijima ER, de Magalhães JP. Against ‘Extending Healthspan but Not Lifespan’ as a Goal for Biogerontology. Preprints.org. 2025;202510.2389/v1. ↗
"Healthspan is the period of life that is free from serious disease and chronic disability."