A new U.S. study reports two PFAS types, PFNA and PFOSA, showed up in nearly everyone tested and were associated with faster biological aging among men in midlife. That pattern matters because accelerated biological age can predict higher risk of chronic illness and reduced resilience to stress and infection. Finding these chemicals so widely distributed highlights how environmental exposures can shape health trajectories over years and decades.
For anyone interested in what determines how we age, this research ties into bigger questions about prevention, equity, and how policy shapes everyday risk. Follow the link to read the full paper and consider what actions, from consumer choices to public policy, might reduce exposures and protect long-term potential.
“Forever chemicals” known as PFAS have quietly infiltrated everything from nonstick pans to food packaging—and now new research suggests some of them may be speeding up the aging process itself. In a nationally representative U.S. study, two lesser-known PFAS compounds, PFNA and PFOSA, were found in 95% of participants and strongly linked to faster biological aging in men aged 50 to 64.
