Divorce can add years to your face, according to U.S. researchers who studied 186 pairs of identical twins.
Twins who'd been divorced looked two years older than their siblings who were married, single or even widowed, United Press International reported.
Antidepressant use also contributed to an older appearance, the researchers reported. Weight was another major factor. Among twins younger than 40, the heavier twin was perceived as looking older. But among twins older than 40, the heavier twin was judged to look younger.
"The presence of stress could be one of the common denominators in those twins who appeared older," study author Dr. Bahaman Guyuron, of the University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, said in a news release, UPI reported.
The study was published online in the journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.