New research finds a healthy plant-based diet may slow down the aging process
New research finds a healthy plant-based diet may slow down the aging process
The study was conducted on a large group of Asian participants over an extended period of time to determine the link between a plant-based diet and aging. But because the aging process is complex and varies from person to person, the researchers used a newly developed biological age biomarker called MDAge to measure aging in study participants to better understand it.
MDAge integrates multiple biomarkers related to body function and provides information about overall health. The tool was found to be a more accurate measure of aging than chronological age because it better predicted all-cause mortality, the authors explained.
Using these biomarkers, the researchers identified three distinct trajectories of aging: slow, intermediate and rapid. The risk of death was higher in those with a high or moderate primordial trajectory than in those with a slow aging trajectory.
Interestingly, the study also found that people who followed a holistic plant-based eating pattern were less likely to be on a moderate or rapid aging trajectory.
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