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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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Nutrient-Dense Meals Lowered LDL—but Missed the Trial’s Main Outcomes
A 300-person randomized trial found no advantage on its primary endpoints, while LDL, blood-pressure and microbiome findings remained exploratory.
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Nutrient-Matched Ultraprocessed Meal Triggered a Larger Insulin Response
A randomized crossover study found different short-term insulin, energy-use and brain responses after nutrient-matched ultraprocessed and non-ultraprocessed meals.
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Walnuts and visceral fat: what a 12-week randomized trial found
A 12-week randomized trial found faster changes in abdominal-fat measures with a walnut-based lower-carbohydrate diet, but no significant between-group differences at the endpoint.
Recent research, explained
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Nutrient-Dense Meals Lowered LDL—but Missed the Trial’s Main Outcomes
A 300-person randomized trial found no advantage on its primary endpoints, while LDL, blood-pressure and microbiome findings remained exploratory.
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Nutrient-Matched Ultraprocessed Meal Triggered a Larger Insulin Response
A randomized crossover study found different short-term insulin, energy-use and brain responses after nutrient-matched ultraprocessed and non-ultraprocessed meals.
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Walnuts and visceral fat: what a 12-week randomized trial found
A 12-week randomized trial found faster changes in abdominal-fat measures with a walnut-based lower-carbohydrate diet, but no significant between-group differences at the endpoint.
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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