drinking lots of water slows down aging, drinking too little increases disease
Drink plenty of water can slow down the aging process and prevent or delay the onset of chronic disease. While not maintaining the right hydration in the body worsens the health of the heart, kidneys, immune and respiratory systems. This is the conclusion of the study published on and Biomedicinescientific journal of the group Hand. Previous studies have shown that water restriction shortens lifespan in mice. Hence the idea of performing a court analysis of data from the British study Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities, which enrolled 15,752 middle-aged people (45-66 years) followed for 25 years. The team used serum sodium (the amount of sodium in the blood that increases as fluid intake decreases) as an indicator of water drinking habits. To estimate biological age, the researchers used 15 health markers related to aging, such as blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. They found that participants with higher-than-average serum sodium levels were more likely to develop chronic disease, show signs of advanced biological aging, and die at a younger age than those with below-average levels.
The findings are important in terms of public health, explain the authors, given that half of the people in the world drink less than the recommended amount, i.e. 6 cups of water (1.5 litres) a day.
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