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Eating Less Sugar May Slow Signs of Biological Aging

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In one of the first studies to do so, scientists have linked dietary sugar intake to epigenetic (also referred to as biological) aging. Excess sugar consumption is already known to increase the risk of chronic disease; now, it also appears to speed up signs of aging at a cellular level. The findings were published in the journal JAMA Network Open Trusted Source . Researchers also examined the impact of a healthy diet on epigenetic markers and found the opposite effect: a higher-quality diet slowed the signs of aging. The inverse effects also appear to be independent of one another, so diet and sugar consumption should both be evaluated in a dietary context for their effects on health and aging. “Our findings appear to fit well with the general nutritional epidemiology literature that finds added sugars to be related to chronic diseases such as cardiometabolic conditions and cancer and related processes such as inflammation, all of which track with aging and are one manifestation of wea

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