Highlights

  • The study was published in the journal Aging-US
  • Researchers analysed more than 11,914 adults
  • Other psychological factors like hopelessness, poor sleep and fearfulness can trigger faster ageing

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Depression or loneliness ages you faster than smoking, reveals study

A recent study has found that loneliness and other psychological issues can cause people to age even faster than smoking.

Depression or loneliness ages you faster than smoking, reveals study

According to a recent study published in the journal Aging-US, feeling unhappy, lonely or depressed can make you age faster than smoking.

For the study, researchers used a deep-learning “ageing clock” to test blood and biometric data of more than 11,914 adults and suggested that mental health has a major impact on biological ageing.

As per the findings, it is not just loneliness but other psychological factors like hopelessness, poor sleep and fearfulness that can trigger faster ageing.

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