Researchers analyzed arts and cultural activities of 3,556 adults in the United Kingdom and measured seven epigenetic clocks from blood samples collected between 2010 and 2012. Engaging with arts and culture was associated with decelerated biological aging, including anti-aging effects. Participants who engaged monthly in cultural activities, whether performing or creating art or observing it as spectators, showed an average of 1.02 biological years younger than those who interacted with arts only once or twice annually. The study also examined physical exercise and found that movement produced similar age-defying results. Arts engagement and exercise were both linked to more favorable epigenetic age markers.
"The study analyzed the arts and cultural activities of 3,556 adults in the United Kingdom, measuring their relationship to seven "epigenetic clocks," or markers of biological age, found in participants' blood samples between 2010 and 2012. The researchers also studied the impact of physical exercise on the same epigenetic markers, finding that both arts engagement and movement yielded age-defying results."
"Participants who engaged monthly in cultural activities, defined as both participating in performing or visual arts and observing them as spectators, were 1.02 biological years younger than those who only interacted with the arts once or twice annually. The study also found that making or observing art is associated with slower a"
""These findings contribute to growing evidence that arts engagement, alongside exercise, diet, sleep, and nature, is a fundamental pillar of health," Fancourt told Hyperallergic."
"Taking photographs, perusing cultural heritage sites, and visiting art museums could slow aging, according to a new study published earlier this month in the journal Innovation in Aging."
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