Ultra-processed food consumption is associated with the acceleration of biological aging in the Moli-sani Study.

Simona Esposito, Alessandro Gialluisi, Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Simona Costanzo, Antonietta Pepe, Emilia Ruggiero, Amalia De Curtis, Mariarosaria Persichillo, Chiara Cerletti, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello, Marialaura Bonaccio

Research Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli IS, Italy.Research Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli IS, Italy. · pubmed

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Abstract

Healthy diets have been inversely associated with biological aging. However, the nutritional content is only one aspect of the overall food health potential, and more recently, increasing attention has been paid to nonnutrient food characteristics, such as food processing.

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Research summary

The paper investigates the association between ultra-processed food consumption and biological aging, which is pertinent to understanding factors that may influence the aging process. However, while it contributes to the discussion on diet and aging, it primarily focuses on observational correlations rather than addressing root causes or mechanisms of aging. Thus, its impact is solid but limited in advancing the field significantly.

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