If you have an abundance of moles, it can be a good thing: a new study says that people with more skin moles maintain younger appearances and have less risk of bone diseases.
Always hated your mole-covered shoulders? You’re in good company. But as it turns out, an abundance of skin moles could be a blessing in disguise: a new study from Kings College London shows that those with lots of moles are likely to age more slowly than those who only have a few.
Most people have somewhere between 30 and 40 moles on their bodies, but some have hundreds. According to the research, the more moles you have, the less wrinkles and blemishes. Another study showed that the mole-heavy were also less susceptible to osteoporosis and other bone problems associated with aging: People with over 100 moles got osteoporosis half as often as those with less than 25.
Researcher Dr. Veronique Bataille believes that an abundance of moles is an indicator of a factor to do with an individual’s DNA code. People with many moles have longer telomeres – a section of the DNA strand that determines how many times a cell will divide over its lifetime. The longer the telomeres, the more moles someone will have – and, the more youthful the appearance.
There is a downside, of course: people with many moles are also more likely to get skin and other forms of cancer. But if you count yourself among the mole-abundant, visit your doctor regularly to check any skin abnormalities, and enjoy the benefits of everlasting youth.