Pregnancy increases biological age — but recovery and breastfeeding can undo the damage, study finds
Pregnancy is a known stressor on the body. But a new study published on Friday in Cell Metabolism found that while pregnancy accelerates the body’s biological clock, much of that effect is reversed after delivery, especially in people who breastfeed.
The results add to growing evidence that molecular aging, a process by which our cells accrue damage and dysfunction over time, doesn’t progress in a linear fashion — nor only forward.
