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Did People Used to Look Older?

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Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by astura »

poulsbohemian wrote: post #16

I'm surprised no one has brought up smoking and drinking yet, as per capita more people were heavier drinkers and everyone smoked. Also, you don't have to go back very far in history and more people were working industrial jobs that were physically hard. Even those people you would have seen on TV in the 70s (for example) would have been more statically likely to have had a childhood on the farm than anyone you see i…

>I'm surprised no one has brought up smoking and drinking yet

I couldn't finish watching it but the linked video brought up smoking and nutrition immediately.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by CommanderData »

superdisk wrote: post #9
spicyusername wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

[citation needed]

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081788/

OPs comment makes little to no sense. Testosterone is the highest in puberty, late teens and early twenties. It thickens skin and has many other protective benefits.

Testosterone declines with age past 30 significantly and correlates with decreased bone mass thus meaning increased bone remodelling around the face making your face to literally change shape and structure.

If decreased testosterone is making us look young we would look young into our 60s.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by CommanderData »

jimmygrapes wrote: post #18

As far as my own experiences go, it mostly comes down to fat. That slight (or less slight, for many) fattiness in the face evokes a sense of softness that we seem to interpret as younger. If this is offset by decent skincare and less sun wrinkles, it makes people seem a little younger than their sharp-featured peers. When you add in some of the cultural aspects of overall appearance and behavior, it gets even strange…

Yes I've noticed this too. Too much fat and you tip the scale, it needs to be well distributed too.

Younger people has smoother and better skin and well distributed fat, I think we begin to deposit fat around our faces in areas that make us look old.

Interesting to know if fasting causes you to age faster because of the loss of fat around your face.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by 3qz »

CommanderData wrote: post #23
superdisk wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081788/

OPs comment makes little to no sense. Testosterone is the highest in puberty, late teens and early twenties. It thickens skin and has many other protective benefits. Testosterone declines with age past 30 significantly and correlates with decreased bone mass thus meaning increased bone remodelling around the face making your face to literally change shape and structure. If decreased testosterone is making us look you…

It makes your bones grow in a less masculine way during puberty so men have more feminine faces and narrower bones. They look younger because their facial structure is more childlike

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by bluefirebrand »

kaesar14 wrote: post #10
mensetmanusman wrote: post #7

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Lack of enough sun exposure is also a major health concern. We may look younger but we are far more obese.

This comment didn't deserve all these downvotes, the majority of human beings on the planet likely do not need sunscreen and benefit from more sun exposure.

Are some people less likely to develop skin cancer?

Because no thanks on that. I'll keep wearing the sunscreen.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by e9 »

bluefirebrand wrote: post #26
kaesar14 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This comment didn't deserve all these downvotes, the majority of human beings on the planet likely do not need sunscreen and benefit from more sun exposure.

Are some people less likely to develop skin cancer? Because no thanks on that. I'll keep wearing the sunscreen.

Sunscreens are a recent development in human history. Yes we do have worse ozone layer and more UV gets to us but we also eat like shit. Antioxidants are the original sunscreen and protector from sunburns and skin cancer. If you don't have sunscreen or allergic to it then make sure you consume antioxidants in form of fruits/vegetables/supplements and hydrate with water regularly when you go out.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by eurasiantiger »

mensetmanusman wrote: post #14
throw827474737 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As if it is only black or white... if you get sunburn its definitely worse than the benefits from sunexposure, and Vitamin D also builds fine without sunburning exposure times and with sunscreen, and then it is also about when/which sun.. Anyway, downvotes most likely were for how strangely arguments were lined up by GP.. 1. there is a large healthy range between unhealthy lack of enough sun and unhealthy sun exposur…

Sorry, meant to post the connections people are researching between vitamin-D deficiency and obesity: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5691711/

Surprise: normal-weight people spend time sunbathing, while obese people do not.

This is a great example of why correlation does not imply causation.

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by voldacar »

CommanderData wrote: post #23
superdisk wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32081788/

OPs comment makes little to no sense. Testosterone is the highest in puberty, late teens and early twenties. It thickens skin and has many other protective benefits. Testosterone declines with age past 30 significantly and correlates with decreased bone mass thus meaning increased bone remodelling around the face making your face to literally change shape and structure. If decreased testosterone is making us look you…

How does testosterone have protective benefits wrt aging? Bodybuilders who use testosterone get really old looking faces. Wrinkles, rougher skin, deep nasolabial folds etc. Google "roid face"

Re: Did People Used to Look Older?

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Post by tintedfireglass »

arbol wrote: post #17
throw827474737 wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As if it is only black or white... if you get sunburn its definitely worse than the benefits from sunexposure, and Vitamin D also builds fine without sunburning exposure times and with sunscreen, and then it is also about when/which sun.. Anyway, downvotes most likely were for how strangely arguments were lined up by GP.. 1. there is a large healthy range between unhealthy lack of enough sun and unhealthy sun exposur…

You probably don't need sun cream: https://www.outsideonline.com/health/wellness/sunscreen-sun-...

Yeah, nothing happened to humans without sunscreen in the past 299900 years, what will it do now?
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