📋 Does Aging Accelerate After 60? (AARP Article)

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📋 Does Aging Accelerate After 60? (AARP Article)

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3 Reasons You Age Faster in Your 60s.

New research suggests an aging “burst” takes place during this milestone decade.

By Kimberly Goad, AARP. Published September 13, 2024.

The aging process is a slow and steady march that begins pretty much from the moment you’re born but doesn’t become apparent until you reach your golden years — right? Actually, no.

Recent research published in the journal Nature Aging suggests that much of the aging process isn’t gradual. Instead, it occurs in two bursts: once in your mid-40s and again at age 60. It’s during these times that our body’s molecules and microorganisms go through two massive shifts, researchers from Stanford Medicine discovered, and these changes likely influence our health.

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