Researchers’ analysis of DNA suggests housing circumstances ‘get under the skin’ and are associated with significant health consequences

Living in a privately rented home is linked to more rapid biological ageing, according to researchers who tested DNA and found the tenure is associated with twice the ageing effect of obesity and half that of smoking.

The peer-reviewed study of 1,420 UK householders found housing circumstances can “get under the skin” with significant consequences for health, said academics at the University of Essex and the University of Adelaide . Their findings were published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

  • DrCake@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Pretty sure they can only let themselves in if you say they can at the start of the tenancy. When we rented we said no and they could not come in for inspections unless we let them in