Tag: Diet

A recent study suggests that the transition of king penguins from the wild to a zoo environment, which resembles a sedentary, well-fed Western lifestyle, results in accelerated aging and changes in metabolic pathways [1]. A unique model system A sedentary lifestyle and obesity are linked to accelerated aging in humans and, at the molecular level,...

A new study has found a negative association between unprocessed meat consumption and cognitive decline in carriers of the “pro-Alzheimer’s” APOE ε4 allele. This counterintuitive connection might have something to do with human evolution [1]. The meat connection The APOE gene, which produces apolipoprotein E, a protein central to lipid transport in the brain and...

Scientists have pitted five diets against each other to see which one is associated with more years of life gained [1]. The clash of the diets Unhealthy eating is recognized as a globally leading cause of death [2]. Surprisingly, few studies have actually evaluated the gains in life expectancy associated with adherence to a healthy...

A recent study analyzed data from over 15,000 participants and their intake of 11 vitamins, and the results suggested that higher vitamin intake, particularly of Vitamins C and B2, is associated with slower biological aging [1]. Beneficial molecules One of the easiest and most accessible ways to improve health and lifespan is to consume a...

A new observational study spanning two human cohorts has found a link between theobromine, a phytochemical abundant in cocoa, and slower epigenetic aging [1]. A yummy geroprotector? Popular wisdom has it that not many things in life are both healthy and delicious, but according to research, one of them is chocolate. Studies have repeatedly linked...

Scientists have demonstrated that even two days on a Western-like high-fat diet reduce hippocampal glucose availability, which activates a subset of inhibitory neurons and causes memory problems in mice [1]. Is it OK to eat junk occasionally? Metabolic disease and obesity are known to harm cognitive function and have been linked to neurodegenerative diseases such...