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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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Heart-Risk Warning Signs Can Appear Before Diabetes Is Diagnosed
A 42,907-person observational study found unfavorable triglyceride-to-HDL ratios and rising blood pressure before diabetes diagnosis, highlighting heart risk beyond glucose.
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Gut Bacteria May Help the Body Tell When Food Arrives
A new mouse and laboratory study explains how a common gut bacterium may connect food timing with nutrient absorption. Human benefits remain unproven.
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Ultra-Processed Foods Were Not All Alike in Colorectal-Cancer Study
A 461,682-person cohort found no overall colorectal-cancer link for total ultra-processed food intake, but associations differed by food type.
Recent research, explained
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Heart-Risk Warning Signs Can Appear Before Diabetes Is Diagnosed
A 42,907-person observational study found unfavorable triglyceride-to-HDL ratios and rising blood pressure before diabetes diagnosis, highlighting heart risk beyond glucose.
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Gut Bacteria May Help the Body Tell When Food Arrives
A new mouse and laboratory study explains how a common gut bacterium may connect food timing with nutrient absorption. Human benefits remain unproven.
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Ultra-Processed Foods Were Not All Alike in Colorectal-Cancer Study
A 461,682-person cohort found no overall colorectal-cancer link for total ultra-processed food intake, but associations differed by food type.
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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