Eat well to age better at a biological level – new research

By Rachel Ann Da Costa, PhD Candidate, Aging Research Centre, Karolinska Institutet
Adrián Carballo Casla, Postdoctoral Researcher in Geriatric Epidemiology, Karolinska Institutet

When it comes to healthy ageing, the overall quality of a person’s diet matters more than eating any one “superfood” or nutrient. From the Mediterranean diet to the Nordic diet, specific eating patterns have been shown to reduce the risk of heart disease, physical frailty and cognitive decline.

But while we know diet affects our health, we haven’t really been clear until now…

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