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Obesity May Accelerate the Aging Process

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Salvestrini, Valentina, Sell, Christian, Lorenzini, Antonello·2019·Frontiers in Endocrinology

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Lines of evidence from several studies have shown that increases in life expectancy are now accompanied by increased disability rate. The expanded lifespan of the aging population imposes a challenge on the continuous increase of chronic disease. The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in many parts of the world. Further to increasing the onset of metabolic imbalances, obesity leads to reduced life span and affects cellular and molecular processes in a fashion resembling aging. Nine key hallmarks of the aging process have been proposed. In this review, we will review these hallmarks and discuss pathophysiological changes that occur with obesity, that are similar to or contribute to those that occur during aging. We present and discuss the idea that obesity, in addition to having disease-specific effects, may accelerate the rate of aging affecting all aspects of physiology and thus shortening life span and health span.

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Authors
Salvestrini, V., Sell, C., & Lorenzini, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Bologna (IT)
  • Drexel University (US)
Corresponding author
Lorenzini, Antonello
Venue
Frontiers in Endocrinology
Published
2019-05-03
Volume
10
Pages
266-266
ISSN
1664-2392 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2943656785
Cited by
260
References
218
Citations by year
2026: 32 · 2025: 40 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 43 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 26 · 2020: 28 · 2019: 4 · 2013: 1
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2.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Frontiers in Endocrinology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Archivio istituzionale della ricerca (Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Nutrition and Health in Aging
Keywords
obesity, aging, hallmarks of aging, lifespan, healthspan, disability, chronic disease, metabolic imbalance, cellular aging, molecular aging

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