Fox News contributor Dr. Marc Siegel joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss his reaction to the study and how nutrition, diet and exercise can likely play a role in the risk. Experiencing the loss of a loved one not only has an emotional impact , but it may also speed up the aging process.
That’s according to a recent report from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Butler Columbia Aging Center in New York, in collaboration with the Carolina Population Center at University North Carolina Chapel Hill. Researchers found that people who suffered a loss of a close family member such as a parent, child or sibling appeared to have an older biological age compared to those who did not. The study was recently published in JAMA Network Open.
LIFE EXPECTANCY IN HUMANS NOT LIKELY TO INCREASE MUCH MORE, STUDY SUGGESTS "Although this study doesn’t offer definitive proof, it provides strong evidence of a link between experiencing loss and accelerated biological aging," lead author Allison E. Aiello, PhD, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, told Fox News Digital. Researchers found that people who suffered a loss of a close family member such as a parent, child or sibling appeared to have an older biological age compared to those who did not.
(iStock) Aiello defined biological age as "how old our bodies are at the cellular level, which may differ from our actual age." With a gradual decline in the function of cells,.