People who are less educated tend to ripen faster. According to a British study that included 400 women and men.

DNA evidence showed perfectly normal process of aging cells in adults who have no educational qualifications compared with those who have a college degree. The results of this study published in the medical journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity.

The researchers think the education will make people live healthier. British Heart Foundation said the study conducted in London this reinforces the need for efforts to overcome the problem of social inequality. The relationship between health and socio-economic status appear clearly through this research.

Those who are poor tend to smoke, exercise less and have less access to health insurance than those who were rich. In addition, educational background tend to be the deciding factor that could affect their health condition in the long term. This is because the educational background to help people make better decisions related to their health condition.

Andrew Steptoe, professor from University College London who menggusung this research, says that education is a sign of social status that people get in early life. ”Our research shows that low social status conditions that accelerate the growth of cell aging,”he said.

The research team of Professor Stetoe taking blood samples from 400 adults aged between 53 and 75 years.