Scientists have stated an increased risk of diseases due to early puberty
According to a new study, early puberty and childbirth before the age of 21 significantly increase the risk of developing type II diabetes, obesity and heart failure. This was reported on August 20 in the journal Science Daily.
Professor Bak Pankaj Kapahi, senior author of the study, noted that reproductive events such as early puberty and childbirth play an important role in the risks of age-related diseases. He stressed that this information is often not taken into account in medical practice outside of obstetrics and gynecology.
Scientists have found that women who begin menstruating before the age of 11, or who give birth before the age of 21, are at a higher risk of developing chronic diseases such as type II diabetes and heart failure. This is due to faster metabolic aging and an increased risk of developing metabolic disorders. These factors can also lead to Alzheimer's disease.
It is specified that the study was conducted using the genetic analysis of almost 200 thousand women. The results showed that later puberty and late childbirth are genetically linked to longer life, lower risks of age-related diseases and slower aging. In addition, 126 genetic markers have been identified that influence this process.
On August 14, Galina Chudinskaya, a neurologist at JSC "Medicine" (Academician Roitberg Clinic), told Izvestia that diabetic encephalopathy is a slowly progressive brain damage that develops in patients with type I and type II diabetes against the background of chronically elevated blood sugar levels, glucose fluctuations and microcirculation disorders. This condition develops gradually, and its early symptoms are often mistaken for age-related changes, depression, or ordinary fatigue, which leads to a late diagnosis.
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