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  "textContent": "New research suggests that higher levels of visceral fat, the fat stored deep in the abdomen, could contribute to faster biological aging in middle-aged adults. Adjunct Associate Professors Jennie Hui and Kun Zhu, from The University of Western Australia, were co-authors of the study published in the journal Obesity, which found visceral fat could affect the aging process beyond general measures of obesity.",
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