Abstract:The aging process in humans is extremely complex with many factors undoubtedly involved to some degree including environmental, dietary, and genetic influences. The process can be described as a physical decline and involves the buildup of cellular and molecular damage that increases our susceptibility to disease and infirmity as we grow older.
The current view of scientists is that random damage that occurs within cells and among extracellular molecules is responsible for many of the age‐related cha… Show more
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