Racism May Accelerate Aging In African-American Men

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Racism May Accelerate Aging In African-American Men

Racism May Accelerate Aging In African-American Men


A new study reveals that racism may impact aging at the cellular level. A research team found signs of accelerated aging in a group of African-American men who reported experiencing high levels of racial discrimination and who had internalized anti-black attitudes. Findings from the study are the first to link racism-related factors and shortened telomere length.
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Men African-American Aging Accelerate Racism

This is attributed to stress which generally ages everyone no matter the race but maybe African Americans have more stress to deal with because there is still a lot of racism in America.





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