Research scientists who conducted a study in Denmark believe their conclusions regarding a person’s looks are backed up by evidence.
If people are always saying you look, so much younger than you really are might just be making a simple complimentary observation but there may be some scientific fact that looking younger can actually mean living a longer life. Not only will you live longer but also you will enjoy better health and will have a reduced risk of contracting dementia. This is the conclusive data collected and released in the renowned British Medical journal.
Scientists conducted a study on one thousand eight hundred and twenty six twins who were seventy years of age or more. The study displays that a number of people seventy years or older the perception of how old someone is can be a strong sign of mortality after the actual age of a person is known. There are suspicions that the result could be even more distinct during mid life. This is according to the study authors, experts on aging from the University of Southern Denmark.
The scientists confirmed their data when they had outside appraisers estimate the ages of study participants by observing head shot photos of their faces back in 2001, then they monitored the twins to determine which of them had passed away between the initial survey and when a follow up meeting was conducted in 2008.
Certain things like smoking, exposure to UV rays, mental health and societal and financial standing are proven factors that determine how somebody ages, whereas if you are married, hold a lofty social standing, avoid depression and have a reduced body mass index [BMI], these all aid in a person looking younger.
A person’s genetics plays a role in the disparity between survival and their apparent age, they also have a bearing on skin condition as well as the chances of having a heart attack. They specifically targeted the span of a person’s leucocyte telomeres; these are the DNA bits that determine aging and the ability of a cell to duplicate itself, as important to the whole process.
A shorter the distance to the end of a telomere, the more likely a person is to be connected to a wide range of diseases that are age associated. Participants of the study who had lengthy telomeres generally had better health, extended life expectancy and were able to keep their cognitive abilities for a longer period of time.
The study was begun as a means to see whether physicians were correct in reaching negative theories regarding a patients well being based on whether they looked more aged than they really were. That theory now seems justified, or so it would seem.
When someone’s health is being assessed, doctors tend to consider the perceived age as well as sequential years, and in mature patients the phrase “looking old for their age” is a sign they are in poor health. The study concludes that when this theory is applied, a theory that has been around for ages; it can really be a useful patient medical primer. Physicians have been basing health prospects on perceived age factors including a person’s facial features.
Anti Aging Theories, Gerontology, Health And Aging, Longevity
Mon, Dec 28, 2009
Anti Aging Theories, Gerontology, Health And Aging, Longevity