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Ok_Ad_4503 t1_jdm874a wrote

Reply to comment by TheFrenchFryWarrior in Depressed, and Aging Fast. People with higher levels of aging-associated proteins were more likely to have high blood pressure, and multiple medical problems. The accelerated aging was also associated with worse performance on tests of brain health such as working memory and other cognitive skills. by Wagamaga

This stuff is always tricky though. Did they feel better about it because they were in better health, and therefore they also lived longer?

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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdmcpvw wrote

People who are more positive about it ensure they have better health. They took walks, had hobbies and stayed active. Those negative about it gave up and let their body rot away.

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kasu300 t1_jdmde35 wrote

Yeah but then attribute the results to healthy habits instead, not positive thinking.

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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdmiz84 wrote

The study’s point was that positive attitude resulted in healthy habits

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DrillaComeThrough t1_jdnkfdg wrote

Ehhh, the point the commenter is making is that there are tons of other impossible-to-entangle factors that may make up the lion's share of the effect.

Like if someone is worth $20M, I can imagine they'd have a better feeling towards growing old -- and in fact would try harder to stay alive longer than someone who knows they're going to be working minimum wage jobs into their 80s.

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Carbon140 t1_jdnr4hf wrote

Hmm I am very negative about aging and often depressed and it makes me eat as healthy as possible and exercise as much as I can because getting old looks like absolute torture.

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TheFrenchFryWarrior t1_jdnccuv wrote

You’ll likely take less long-term healthy decisions and die much sooner than your equivalent that is not extremely super depressed.

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One_Door_7353 t1_jdmqjan wrote

Exactly. And if you're not exercising very regularly, then you get the early checkout. I see many of my peers aging out and complaining about health issues. Do they get off their buttys and do anything? Nope.

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