People whose eating habits most closely matched any of 10 dietary patterns considered healthy showed signs of slower biological aging in their DNA, according to a new study from the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE). The patterns included the Mediterranean, DASH, MIND, Nordic, and plant-based diets, and all 10 were linked with slower aging markers, according to the institute.
The results, published in Nature Communications, are based on about 7,500 adults in two German population studies. The researchers stress that the effects were modest, and the study design cannot show that diet caused the changes.
