The latest study conducted by researchers at the Leiden School of Medicine (The Netherlands) and published in the professional journal Journal of Gerontology will do nothing to rehabilitate wrinkles. Indeed, according to the Dutch researchers, the women who have the fewest wrinkles are also those who have the least hypertension and who have the least risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease.
A few days ago, scientists found a link between the appearance of our face and our tobacco consumption, showing that tobacco accentuates wrinkles and bags under the eyes. This time, the researchers found a link between the appearance of our face and our state of health. To do this, they enrolled 260 women and divided them into two groups according to their cardiovascular risk (low or high).
They then studied their face and assessed whether or not there were wrinkles on the forearm (since this part of the body is less exposed to the sun, it does not suffer from premature aging). They then realized that the women who looked the youngest were also those who did not have hypertension or significant risk of cardiovascular disease. So those who are supposed to have a better life expectancy.
To complete this first study, the Dutch researchers then studied a group of men and women from families with long life expectancies and found that they had faces that looked younger than their actual age and that ‘they had fewer wrinkles than average. The researchers will now continue their studies in the hope of discovering what is the secret of this apparent youth and supposed longevity.
