Stress theory of aging

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-011476",
  "term": "Stress theory of aging",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A hypothesis that stress shortens lifespan by accelerating energy expenditure, so organisms exposed to more stress age faster. It adds that selection favors stress resistance, which leaves stress-resistant individuals over-represented in the oldest age classes of a population, and that loss of homeostatic capacity under stress should be slowest in the longest-lived. It resembles the rate-of-living theory in tying lifespan to energy use.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "see_also": [
    "homeostasis",
    "population",
    "rate-of-living theory of aging"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 951 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/stress-theory-of-aging/"
}