Eight habits promoting health could potentially delay biological aging by approximately six years, research suggests
In a recent presentation, new research was unveiled, indicating that maintaining good cardiovascular health could potentially slow the rate of biological aging. The study, yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal, was conducted using the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8.
According to Dr. Joyce Oen-Hsiao, an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine, biological age encompasses more than just chronological age. It also factors in genetics, lifestyle, other diseases, and other health aspects, such as nutrition.
The Life's Essential 8 includes diet, physical activity, nicotine exposure, sleep health, body mass index (BMI), cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure. Researchers used this method to measure the biological age of participants.
The findings revealed that participants with good cardiovascular health had a negative phenotypic age acceleration, meaning they had a younger biological age compared to their chronological age. On the other hand, those with poor cardiovascular health showed a positive phenotypic age acceleration, indicating they had an older biological age than their actual age.
The average chronological age of people with good cardiovascular health was 41, and their average biological age was 36. Conversely, the average chronological age of those with poor cardiovascular health was 53, and their average biological age was 57.
Dr. Oen-Hsiao explained that a healthy lifestyle, which includes monitoring health, exercising regularly, maintaining a good weight, and eating a heart-healthy diet can result in a biological age younger than the chronological age. This lifestyle, as described by Dr. Oen-Hsiao, involves a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and lean meats, avoiding trans-fat, fried foods, and sugary foods, and engaging in moderate aerobic activity for at least 150 minutes per week.
These lifestyle modifications can help reduce biological age by losing weight, reducing oxidization, lowering cholesterol, and preventing diabetes. Moreover, the implementation of "Life's Essential 8" positively influences biological aging by improving factors such as regular moderate exercise, which has been shown to reduce biological age by up to 10 years, and by reducing harmful aspects like excessive sugar intake that accelerate molecular biological aging.
In conclusion, the new study suggests that good cardiovascular health may slow the rate of biological aging, offering a promising avenue for future research and potential interventions to promote healthy aging. However, further peer-review and corroboration are needed to confirm these findings.
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