how come adults don’t look as ‘mature’ as they used to? I’m told it’s ‘neoteny’ but that answers nothing.

Question

As a millennial, I recognize that us 90’s kids just look like very tall teenagers, where as people our age back 30 to 40 years ago actually LOOKED like they were in their 20’s. Why is this?

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Answer 1

Diet and the lack of decent foods low in fats sugar and salt air pollution coal and gas fires for heating and cooking, heavy manual work, stress and late raising of children, and heavy drinking all contributed to early aging.

There are more causes I am certain.