An international study involving scientists from 40 countries has proved that polluted air, social inequality and weak democracy make us age faster. Specialists have developed a new biological age indicator (BBAG), which takes into account the impact of the environment on health and cognitive functions. It turns out that living conditions can add several years to our biological age and increase the risk of brain deterioration.
An international team of scientists from 40 countries, led by specialists from the Institute for Global Brain Health (Dublin), has found that environmental and social conditions can add extra years to a person's biological age.
The key factors accelerating aging are air pollution, social inequality, and weak democratic institutions.
Scientists have developed an innovative marker that assesses the gap between chronological and biological age. It takes into account cognitive function, physical health, level of education, socio-economic risks.
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