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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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SGLT2 Drugs Reduced Heart-Failure and Kidney Events Across 14 Diabetes Trials
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Lowered HbA1c Without Insulin in a 283-Person Trial
A 26-week randomized trial found that continuous glucose monitoring improved HbA1c and time in range among adults with type 2 diabetes who were not using insulin.
Recent research, explained
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SGLT2 Drugs Reduced Heart-Failure and Kidney Events Across 14 Diabetes Trials
A meta-analysis of 14 placebo-controlled trials found lower relative risks of heart-failure hospitalization, cardiovascular death, and composite kidney outcomes with SGLT2 inhibitors in adults with type 2 diabetes.
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Brown Fat Looked Promising—but Losartan Evidence Is Not Yet Human
A large retrospective imaging study linked greater brown-fat activity with favorable cardiometabolic patterns, while losartan activated brown fat only in cell and mouse experiments.
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring Lowered HbA1c Without Insulin in a 283-Person Trial
A 26-week randomized trial found that continuous glucose monitoring improved HbA1c and time in range among adults with type 2 diabetes who were not using insulin.
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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With perspective.
Health headlines move quickly. Research briefs should link to their sources, identify the kind of evidence, and explain what remains unknown.
Human trials, observational studies, and animal experiments answer different questions. Promising findings deserve attention—and careful interpretation.