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NUTRITION & HEALTHY AGING
Can a different diet change your biological age?
A small trial found changes in aging-related biomarkers. What that tells us—and what it leaves unanswered.
RECENTLY PUBLISHED
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Resistant Starch Didn’t Move Metabolic Markers in a Small Food Trial
A small randomized food trial found no clear short-term metabolic or overall microbiome benefit from a higher-resistant-starch diet.
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Plant-Forward EAT–Lancet Diet Was Linked to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A UK Biobank cohort study linked stronger EAT–Lancet diet adherence with a 15% to 17% lower rate of developing type 2 diabetes, but it cannot prove causation.
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Tailored Grocery Boxes Did Not Clearly Beat Usual Food-Pantry Support in a Pilot Trial
A randomized pilot in 210 adults found no clear advantage for medically tailored grocery boxes over usual food-pantry support.
Recent research, explained
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Resistant Starch Didn’t Move Metabolic Markers in a Small Food Trial
A small randomized food trial found no clear short-term metabolic or overall microbiome benefit from a higher-resistant-starch diet.
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Plant-Forward EAT–Lancet Diet Was Linked to Lower Type 2 Diabetes Risk
A UK Biobank cohort study linked stronger EAT–Lancet diet adherence with a 15% to 17% lower rate of developing type 2 diabetes, but it cannot prove causation.
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Tailored Grocery Boxes Did Not Clearly Beat Usual Food-Pantry Support in a Pilot Trial
A randomized pilot in 210 adults found no clear advantage for medically tailored grocery boxes over usual food-pantry support.
BEHIND THE HEADLINE
A younger biomarker profile isn’t proof of a longer life.
Research reported May 12, 2026 · Small randomized trial · 4 weeks
In a trial of 104 adults aged 65–75, several diet changes improved a biological-age estimate based on 20 biomarkers. The clearest statistical signal came from the omnivorous, higher-carbohydrate group.
The important limit: the trial did not establish longer life or fewer diseases. It excluded people with conditions including type 2 diabetes and cancer, so the findings cannot simply be applied to everyone.
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