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Anti-Aging Research (Drawbacks of anti-aging and extended longevity…
Anti-Aging Research
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Benefits
Health Benefits
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Development of cures or treatments for age-related diseases such as Dementia, Alzheimer's, Ocular Degeneration, etc.
Research can dispel many myths about health and misinformation regarding healthy diet and eating schedules
In the 80’s it was believed that fats were bad for people and that they contribute to obesity and poor health. Somewhat recently however, it has been discovered that fats are very important to good health and that actually carbohydrates are the larger contributors to poor health. Anti-aging research may lead to more advancements in health knowledge
Eating habits have a significant effect on shaping the state of physical and mental health within which people live
Social Benefits
Living longer means more crystallized knowledge. Living longer would allow people to do more in their lives; positions such as President of the U.S. could be filled by people with a hundred years of life experience
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People will think more long-term. Problems like global warming are less likely to be ignored by those who won't live to see it
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Major cause: shortening of Telomeres in cells due to DNA damage and decreased replication efficiency
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