One diet makes you healthy and 'biologically younger' as you lose weight
dailyrecord.co.ukResearch indicates that a vegan diet could potentially reduce an individual's biological age. The study found that after eight weeks of following a plant-based diet, there were decreases in the ages of the heart, hormone, liver, and inflammatory and metabolic systems.However, these changes were not observed in those who included meat, eggs, and dairy in their diet.
Those who followed a vegan diet also lost an average of two kilogrammes more than those who did not, due to consuming 200 fewer calories through the meals provided during the first four weeks of the study.The experts suggest that the weight loss could have contributed to the differences in biological age observed between the two groups.
Some experts caution that a long-term vegan diet may result in nutritional deficiencies and may not be suitable for all ages, while others believe the differences could be attributed to the weight loss.The findings are based on a small study involving 21 pairs of identical twins aged 39, half of whom followed a vegan diet, while the other half followed an omnivorous diet.
By the end of the study, the researchers noted decreases in biological age estimations based on levels of DNA methylation a type of chemical modification of DNA used to estimate biological age.
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