NEW STUDY! This one confirms A LOT of other results.
To put it another way: SARS-CoV-2 infection causes biological wear-and-tear to accumulate at a significantly faster rate than chronological aging.
The best way to avoid this is to avoid infection!
Epigenetic patterns, accelerated biological aging, and enhanced epigenetic drift detected 6 months following COVID-19 infection: insights from a genome-wide DNA methylation study - Clinical Epigenetics
6 months post-COVID, patients showed accelerated aging, epigenetic drift, and pathway disruptions linked to insulin resistance and immune response, with 28% experiencing #longCOVID symptoms.
Epigenetic patterns, accelerated biological aging, and enhanced epigenetic drift detected 6 months following COVID-19 infection: insights from a genome-wide DNA methylation study