We previously shared that pregnant women age faster. Out new research it turns out that this mainly concerns young mothers with several children and the reason behind this is discussed.
Rapid aging
Each pregnancy adds about 2.4 to 2.8 months to the aging process. Why? Well, in addition to things like diet and stress, being pregnant can also have a major impact on how old our bodies appear to be. This age can differ considerably from our real age and is measured using ‘epigenetic clocks’.
These clocks have taught us a lot about how reproduction and other life events affect our long-term health. The research showed that pregnancy mainly affects young women. A group of more than 1,700 people were followed between 2005 and 2014, finding that women who become pregnant at a young age may be even more affected.
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Consequences only for women
Being pregnant and breastfeeding takes a lot of energy and has a negative impact on things such as metabolism, blood pressure and our immune system. Men seem to be less affected by this. The study found no signs of faster aging in men, regardless of the number of children they had.
This suggests that the faster aging is mainly related to pregnancy and breastfeeding, rather than parenthood itself. So while men and women both have broken nights, the biological consequences of parenthood seem to apply mainly to women.
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2024-04-13 06:14:32
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