Why Milk Accelerates Aging
Milk can accelerate aging in various ways. Given milk impacts aging, which is a process that by definition takes a long time, it takes decades for these effects to manifest. However, milk can even have immediate pro-aging effects, like increasing insulin resistance or increasing the production of insulin drastically, as we will discuss below. In this article, we will explain several mechanisms by which milk can accelerate aging. How milk stimulates pro-aging growth pathways Milk is made by nature to make calves grow quickly. That’s why milk contains many substances to stimulate growth. However, growth stimulation also accelerates aging. One red thread through all aging research (biogerontology) is that too much stimulation of growth leads to faster aging. More precisely, milk contains various substances that stimulate growth receptors in cells, like insulin receptors, mTOR receptors, and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptors, making cells age faster. In biogerontology (the science...