Scientists: Sex Accelerates Aging

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Sexual activity can promote premature aging. To this conclusion scientists from Brazil came who published an article in the journal Biogerontology.

Scientists from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul conducted experiments in rats. 80 males were divided into two groups - if females were placed in one group, the rest did not multiply throughout the entire study.

After the death of rodents, scientists carefully studied their organs and tissues. As it turned out, the multiplying rats had a higher concentration of reactive oxygen species. Synthesis of these molecules oxidizes cell membranes, disrupts homeostasis and damages DNA.

Oxidative load on cells, causing their damage, is one of the main causes of age-related changes. At the same time, it was found that sex at a young age infects the cells most destructively.

As scientists note, the more resources spent on sexual activity, the less vital energy is the mechanisms that are responsible for the restoration of organs and tissues. As a result, the body begins to age.

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Cool, that explains why Mick Jagger looks so old!

And I'll be forever young))

great

Thank you