Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Consumption of sugary sodas linked to accelerated aging by causing DNA damage and shortening telomeres by 4.6 years.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Consumption of sugary sodas linked to accelerated aging by causing DNA damage and shortening telomeres by 4.6 years.
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sugar accelerates the aging process at the level of telomere.
Back to the sugar-sweetened beverages you mentioned because I did read that study, your study that was on the sugar-sweetened beverages and how that was associated with accelerated telomere shortening by something like close to five years or something.