Better Diet Linked to Slower Epigenetic Aging, But Exercise Steals the Show
This study suggests pairing a healthy diet with regular physical activity may matter more than diet alone.
In two large U.S. studies of older adults, eating a higher-quality diet was tied to slower epigenetic aging and lower death risk. About 44% of the diet-mortality link was explained by GrimAge, a biological aging clock. But when researchers accounted for physical activity, the diet effect mostly disappeared. Movement may matter as much as the menu.
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