Some women consider it sexy but, suddenly, that salt-and-pepper look in men might not be quite so appealing, after all. A new observational study presented at the European Society of Cardiology in Spain suggests that grey hair might be an indicator of coronary artery disease. Researchers made 545 adult men undergo multi-slice computed tomography (CT) and were also assessed on a ‘hair whitening’ score. The participants were then divided into subgroups on the basis of whether they had coronary artery disease and the incidence of grey hair. The findings showed that those with a higher score were associated with an increased risk of coronary artery disease. Apparently, the two procedures have similar mechanisms like oxidative stress, DNA repair, senescence of functional cells, hormonal changes and inflammation.

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Featured in Harmony — Celebrate Age Magazine
August 2017