Scientists in Italy and Britain had identified the causes of premature aging. It turned out that the increase in biological age was related to emotional stress and habitual drinking. The results were published on the BioRxiv website.
2239 people participated in the study. They provided urine and blood samples. Scientists assessed their biological age, which consists of about 100,000 features.
This new study confirms that cell aging is associated with excessive alcohol consumption, anxiety and traumatic sequelae.
Biomarkers of aging are associated with overweight, obesity, depression and alcoholism.