Higher education enables people to make better decisions that affect their health in the long term. Less educated people tend to age faster, according to the results of a new British study involving 400 men and women. Evidence from DNA suggests that cellular aging is more pronounced in adults with no qualifications compared to those with a college degree.
Experts believe that education helps people lead healthier lives, the BBC reports. The British foundation "Heart" announced that the study conducted in London, which was published in the journal "Brain, Behavior and Immunity", indicates the need to solve the problem of social inequality.
The link between health and socio-economic status is well known. People from the poorer strata of society on average smoke more, engage in less recreation and have more difficult access to quality health care.
A new study shows that education may be a more important factor influencing an individual's long-term health than their income or social status. Researchers believe that education enables people to make better decisions that affect their health in the long term.
"It is unacceptable that because of where you live, the level of your salary or a lower academic achievement, you are exposed to a greater risk to your health," said Professor Jeremy Pearson, medical director at the "Heart" foundation.
The researchers also concluded that people with higher qualifications are exposed to less stress in the long term, or tolerate it better.
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