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Key points:
- Maintaining a healthy diet rich in plant-based foods, with low to moderate intake of healthy animal-based foods and lower intake of ultra-processed foods, was linked to a higher likelihood of healthy aging—defined as reaching age 70 free of major chronic diseases, with cognitive, physical, and mental health maintained—according to a 30-year study of food habits among more than 105,000 middle-aged adults.
- All the eight dietary patterns studied were associated with healthy aging, suggesting that there is no one-size-fits-all healthy diet.
- The study is among the first to examine dietary patterns in relation to overall healthy aging, rather than in relation to specific diseases or mortality…
