Researchers at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute just published a large, longitudinal study of the effects of dehydration and premature aging. They showed that getting enough water increases healthspan and decreases the risk of age-related diseases and premature aging. This is the first I’ve seen of this theory.
It’s yet another sign that aging research is becoming a mainstream issue, and focus on the healthspan is becoming front and center.
Eve Herold
Director of Policy Research and Education
Health Action Coalition
Article By Kristen Rogers, CNN
(CNN) – You may know that being adequately hydrated is important for day-to-day bodily functions such as regulating temperature and maintaining skin health.
But drinking enough water is also associated with a significantly lower risk of developing chronic diseases, a lower risk of dying early or lower risk of being biologically older than your chronological age, according to a National Institutes of Health study published Monday in the journal eBioMedicine.
“The results suggest that proper hydration may slow down aging and prolong a disease-free life,” said study author Natalia Dmitrieva, a researcher in the Laboratory of Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, a division of NIH, in a news release.
