<story><title>Slow walking at 45 &apos;a sign of faster ageing&apos;</title><url>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50015982</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>greysphere</author><text>This sounds like one of the billion things correlated with having less money.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.citylab.com&amp;#x2F;life&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;why-people-cities-walk-fast&amp;#x2F;1550&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.citylab.com&amp;#x2F;life&amp;#x2F;2012&amp;#x2F;03&amp;#x2F;why-people-cities-walk-...&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Slow walking at 45 &apos;a sign of faster ageing&apos;</title><url>https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50015982</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>Scoundreller</author><text>&amp;gt; A number of treatments, from low-calorie diets to taking the drug metformin, are currently being investigated.&lt;p&gt;Everything I read about metformin is exciting: cheap, simple structure, causes weight loss, reduced all-cause mortality in diabetics (ie: they studied it long enough to make sure it works, not just to ensure it reduces blood sugar), reduces blood sugar without hypoglycemia and might prevent cancer.</text></comment>