Eric Topol March 29, 2025
A very large prospective study assessed dietary patterns and healthy aging
In the journal Nature Medicine this week there was an important open-access publication about a large combined cohort of over 105,000 health professionals prospectively followed for 30 years. Only 9.3% reached the age of 70 years with “healthy aging” —without 11 major chronic diseases and no impairment of cognitive or physical function or mental health. In this edition of Ground Truths, I’ll review the report’s findings, limitations, and put it into context with other studies that have assessed the association of diet and freedom from major age-related diseases.
“Our findings provide evidence to support that adherence to healthy dietary patterns represents a potential strategy for healthy aging, patterns that...
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