Your Body Ages Faster Because of Extreme Heat

It’s good It is known that heat dehydration causes fatigue in the body. But old age?

Ay Recent research It has been concluded that extreme heat accelerates the aging of the human body, a worrying event provided by the rising frequency of heat waves due to climate change.

Researchers are not talking about the effect of solar radiation on the skin, but biological aging. In contrast to chronic age – how many years old do you ask that you answer – your biological age reflects how well your cells, tissues and organs are working. Biological age can be calculated using various tests in addition to the physiological and molecular markers of the body, for example the lung function, cognitive capacity or bone density.

Over time, research has shown that physical measures can weaken in contact with extreme heat, which appears in human blood pressure, cholesterol and blood activity tests. In the long run, it can increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and dementia. Research, which was published in the journal Nature Climate ChangeIt has been found that the effect of extreme heat aging was comparable to other behavior known as harmful to the body, such as smoking or drinking alcohol.

Researchers have analyzed long -term medical data of 20,222 people collected between 20 and 2022. At that time, the island had experienced about 5 heat waves-defined as a high temperature period for several days prescribed by the research team. Researchers first calculated the biological age of individuals based on the results of various treatment tests such as liver, lungs and kidney function tests. Then they compare human biological ages to their chronological ages, to see how faster their biological clock is ticking than their actual age. They then crossed the information against the potential exposure of heat waves.

The results have shown that the more the extreme heat of the people feel, the faster their biological age is accelerated by their chronological ages. Among the average people who are studying, a person’s biological age comes in contact with the two -year valuable heat wave that is added within eight to 12 days.

Environmental epidemicist of the University of Hong Kong and the top author of the study, Kuye Gow, said, “Although this number itself may seem smaller, over time and small in different populations, this effect may have a significant impact on public health,” said Environmental epidemic epidemic of the University of Hong Kong. Statement From nature.

The survey also found that people were doing physical labor and in rural areas were more likely to be affected by accelerated biological adults, perhaps due to more contact with the effect of heat waves. However, an unexpected positive impact has also been noticed: the effects of organic aging heat contact have actually decreased for more than 15 years. The reason behind this is unknown, though the GUO points to the potential impact of cooling technology such as air -conditioned control, which has become more common in recent years.

This story was originally attended Wired In Spanish And have been translated from Spanish.