Can Fat make you age faster?
The lancet reports that scientists have found the first correlation between fat and aging. The research has found that obesity can accelerate aging on a molecular level by speeding the natural deterioration of genetic configuration that occurs naturally.
What does that mean?
Simply, obesity can add up to 9 years to the body’s chorological age. Researchers also believe that related health issues such as diabetes may also be a result of fat cells accelerating the aging process.