Multilingualism Linked to Slower Biological Aging, Study Suggests

Imagine your body has a 'real' age based on your birthday, and a 'body' age based on how healthy you are.

Sometimes, people's bodies are older than their birthdays suggest, which is called accelerated aging.

A new study looked at many people in Europe and found that speaking more than one language might help slow down this accelerated aging.

People who only speak one language were twice as likely to have bodies that seemed older than they actually were.

For every extra language someone speaks, their risk of accelerated aging goes down.

Scientists think this is because using multiple languages keeps the brain active and might also help people feel less stressed and more connected.

The study suggests that if you speak many languages, your body might age more slowly.