articleNature MedicineMar 24, 2025HYBRID OA

Optimal dietary patterns for healthy aging

ATAnne‐Julie TessierFWFenglei WangAAAndres Ardisson KoratAHA. Heather EliassenJEJorge E. Chavarro

Harvard University · Montreal Heart Institute · +8 more institutions

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As the global population ages, it is critical to identify diets that, beyond preventing noncommunicable diseases, optimally promote healthy aging. Here, using longitudinal questionnaire data from the Nurses' Health Study (1986-2016) and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (1986-2016), we examined the association of long-term adherence to eight dietary patterns and ultraprocessed food consumption with healthy aging, as assessed according to measures of cognitive, physical and mental health, as well as living to 70 years of age free of chronic diseases. After up to 30 years of follow-up, 9,771 (9.3%) of 105,015 participants (66% women, mean age = 53 years (s.d. = 8)) achieved healthy aging. For each dietary…

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  • Healthy aging
  • Gerontology
  • Medicine
  • Biology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Zero hunger
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