Racism may make black men age faster, UMCP study finds
Carrie Wells
Baltimore Sun - Baltimore Sun - Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Black men who experience "high levels" of racism and internalize it may age more quickly, according to a new University of Maryland, College Park study. Though it is well known that African-Americans suffer disproportionally from illness compared to other races, the university said the study is the first to link racism to accelerated aging and age-related disease. The study found that the more racial discrimination the men experienced and the more they reported a "stronger bias against their own racial group," the greater their signs of accelerated aging, according to the university.
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