Your Blood Chemistry Mirrors Your Epigenetic Age, and Body Weight Drives It Most
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This study suggests body weight is closely tied to markers of faster biological aging.
Epigenetic clocks estimate how fast your body is aging, but they need a special DNA test. Researchers found patterns in ordinary blood metabolites that partly track those clocks in over 7,000 older Chinese adults. These patterns lined up with kidney, liver and metabolic problems, and with smoking, drinking, activity levels and body weight. Body weight showed the most consistent link of all.
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