Mixed
Targeting the fundamental biological processes of aging (geroscience) delays or softens multiple age-related chronic diseases simultaneously, thereby extending healthspan more effectively than treating individual diseases in isolation.
Focus on lifestyle factors known to influence aging biology (such as caloric restriction, exercise, and metabolic health) rather than waiting for specific diseases to manifest. The goal is to delay the onset of multiple age-related conditions simultaneously by improving the body's underlying resilience and repair mechanisms.
addressing the basic biology of aging is likely to provide a better payoff than addressing diseases one at a time... when aging is delayed, so are age-related diseases and conditions.
Why this rating
Evidence is primarily from animal models (mice) and theoretical frameworks; human clinical data for specific geroscience interventions is described as 'poised' or 'ongoing'.
Source
The Emergence of Geroscience as an Interdisciplinary Approach to the Enhancement of Health Span and Life Span
Felipe Sierra · Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine · 2016
DOI 10.1101/cshperspect.a025163
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