India, July 2 -- A new study published in Nature Aging found that people living in traditional, non-industrialized societies have lower levels of chronic inflammation as they age, compared to people in modern, industrialized societies.
The study further explained that this type of long-term inflammation, known as 'inflammaging,' is usually seen as a natural part of aging and a warning sign for diseases like heart problems and diabetes.
"In industrialized settings, we see clear links between inflammaging and diseases like chronic kidney disease," said lead author Alan Cohen.
"But in populations with high infection rates, inflammation appears more reflective of infectious disease burden than of aging itself."
During the study, researchers...