Hong Kong: Researchers from the University of Hong Kong in China have discovered during a 14-year study that extreme heat has a much greater effect on human aging than smoking or alcohol.
The study analyzed medical data of nearly 25,000 people and also took into account the temperature in each person’s residential area. The results of the study were published in Nature Climate Change, which clarified the relationship between biological age and actual age.
According to researchers, the heatwave accelerated the biological age of people, meaning that the effects on body parts were so severe that they actually looked older. Biological age refers to the health and functions of the body, while actual age is calculated from the date of birth.
According to health experts, this study highlights the environmental hazards and the effects of increasing heat on the human body. It is clear that climate change is not only having a direct impact on the severity of the weather, but also on human physical health and the rate of aging.
