{"id":206713,"date":"2025-02-19T05:22:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/is-depression-aging-you-faster-scientists-reveal-a-30-increase-in-health-risks"},"modified":"2025-02-19T05:22:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T11:22:18","slug":"is-depression-aging-you-faster-scientists-reveal-a-30-increase-in-health-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/is-depression-aging-you-faster-scientists-reveal-a-30-increase-in-health-risks","title":{"rendered":"Is Depression Aging You Faster? Scientists Reveal a 30% Increase in Health Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"aligncenter blog-photo\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog.images\/is-depression-aging-you-faster-scientists-reveal-a-30-increase-in-health-risks.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201c tabindex=\u201d0\u201d acid reflux at a significantly faster rate than those without. This highlights the urgent need for a healthcare system that treats both mental and physical health together, rather than in isolation.<\/p>\n<p><b>Depression\u2019s Lasting Impact on Physical Health<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Adults with a history of depression develop chronic physical conditions about 30% faster than those without, according to a study published on February 13 in <em data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"173\"><i>PLOS Medicine<\/i><\/em>. Researchers, led by Kelly Fleetwood from the University of Edinburgh, suggest that depression should be recognized as a \u201cwhole-body\u201d condition, emphasizing the need for integrated care that addresses both mental and physical health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201c tabindex=\u201d0\u201d acid reflux at a significantly faster rate than those without. This highlights the urgent need for a healthcare system that treats both mental and physical health together, rather than in isolation. Depression\u2019s Lasting Impact on Physical Health Adults with a history of depression develop chronic physical conditions about 30% faster than those without, [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":427,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,269,47],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-206713","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-biotech-medical","category-life-extension","category-neuroscience"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206713","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/427"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}