Excess belly fat linked to faster biological aging (opens in new tab)

New research suggests that higher levels of visceral fat, the fat stored deep in the abdomen, could contribute to faster biological aging in middle-aged adults. Adjunct Associate Professors Jennie Hui and Kun Zhu, from The University of Western Australia, were co-authors of the study published in the journal Obesity, which found visceral fat could affect the aging process beyond general measures of obesity.