Obese teens with a high salt intake 'at risk of accelerated cellular aging'

-> Obese teens with a high salt intake 'at risk of accelerated cellular aging'
Cells may age faster in obese teenagers who have a very salty diet, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's Epidemiology & Prevention/Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism Scientific Sessions 2014.

Experts already know that the protective ends on chromosomes - called telomeres - shorten as we age, and that some physical and lifestyle factors can cause this shortening to become advanced. These factors include smoking, a lack of physical activity and having high body fat.