The struggle is real: Smoking has a significant effect on your biological age
It has long been proven to negatively affect people's overall health in multiple ways.
By PTI |
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WASHINGTON: Scientists who used artificial intelligence to determine biological age differences driven by smoking have found that smokers age much faster than their peers.
Smoking has long been proven to negatively affect people's overall health in multiple ways.
"Smoking is a real problem that destroys people's health, causes premature deaths, and is often the cause of many serious diseases," said Polina Mamoshina, a senior research scientist at Insilico Medicine in the US.
"We applied artificial intelligence to prove that smoking significantly increases your biological age," said Mamoshina.
The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, set out to determine biological age differences between smokers and non-smokers.
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The team evaluated the impact of smoking using blood biochemistry and recent advances in artificial intelligence.
By employing age-prediction models developed by supervised deep learning techniques, the study analysed a number of biochemical markers, including measures based on glycated hemoglobin, urea, fasting glucose and ferritin.
According to study's results, smokers demonstrated a higher ageing ratio, and both male and female smokers were predicted to be twice as old as their chronological age as compared to nonsmokers.
The results were carried out based on the blood profiles of 149,000 adults.
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Other findings suggested that deep learning analysis of routine blood tests could replace the current unreliable method of self-reporting of smoking status and evaluate the influence that other lifestyle and environmental factors have on ageing.
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Stay Hydrated, Eat Well, Avoid Smoking For The Sake Of Your Skin
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The health of your skin mirrors the health of your body. With a healthy diet and proper lifestyle, you can delay ageing, say experts.
As a person ages, the skin goes through reduced activity of sebaceous glands which results in dry skin. Also, thinning of epidermis and dermis causes sagging and wrinkling and slower repair of skin tissue, and age also leads to reduced blood supply to the skin, causing slow repair and metabolic activity.
Bindiya A. Gupta, National Training Manager, Organic Harvest, shares how one can slow down the skin's the ageing process.
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A healthy diet and lifestyle will go a long way in promoting collagen production. Your best bet to combat the natural decline that happens with age. A smart way for vegetarians and vegans to support collagen production is to eat fruits and vegetables plentiful in collagen boosting nutrients.
Include lots of a fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts and seeds to keep your antioxidant levels and collagen levels high. Also reduce alcohol consumption and junk foods to maintain a healthy skin.
Pankaj Agarwal, Managing Director and Co-founder, Just Organik, suggests:
Healthy eating takes the biggest share when it comes to keeping the skin healthy and glowing. The festive season is the time when the body needs to stay hydrated and continuous replenishment of minerals and vitamins are needed. It is advisable to continually consume fresh and organic fruits and vegetables to keep the body immune to ailments.
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Use sun protection regularly so you protect the skin from UV radiation damage. Ensure you apply sunscreen at least 15 minutes before you go outdoors.
Use sun protection regularly so you protect the skin from UV radiation damage. Ensure you apply sunscreen at least 15 minutes before you go outdoors.
It is extremely important to stay hydrated throughout the day. Use hydrating gel or moisturiser and organic lightweight oils like Jojoba oil to maintain the oil barrier of the skin.
It is extremely important to stay hydrated throughout the day. Use hydrating gel or moisturiser and organic lightweight oils like Jojoba oil to maintain the oil barrier of the skin.
Avoid both active and passive smoking to keep your skin healthy and young for long.
Avoid both active and passive smoking to keep your skin healthy and young for long.
Incorporate organic skincare that nourish your skin with antioxidants, collagen protein and reduce skin damage.
Skin needs to be taken care of externally through the application of various organic products. Turmeric, Aloe Vera, Gooseberry, Avocado, Tea Tree Oil, Shea Butter, Sea Salt, and other herbal oils and herbs have the ability to rejuvenate the skin.
Incorporate organic skincare that nourish your skin with antioxidants, collagen protein and reduce skin damage.Skin needs to be taken care of externally through the application of various organic pro..
