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A new perspective argues that food is not just fuel, it is a molecular regulator that shapes biological age through microbiome, epigenetic, and systemic pathways.
The Discovery:
The paper highlights how food-derived molecules, many still uncharacterized as “Nutrition Dark Matter,” interact with aging pathways. Combined with omics biomarkers and AI, these dietary signals could form the basis of precision nutrition, tailoring diets to slow biological aging and extend healthspan.
The Science:
Dietary patterns: Plant-rich diets like Mediterranean or DASH strongly associate with healthy aging, reducing risks of cognitive decline, cardiovascular disease, and frailty.
Molecular signals: Bioactives such as polyphenols, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D3 modulate inflammation, oxidative stress, mTOR, and sirtuins.
Nutrition Dark Matter: Over 139,000 food-derived small molecules remain unmapped; many could regulate aging-related pathways.
Microbiome: Gut microbes mediate resilience; fiber-rich, fermented diets boost anti-inflammatory metabolites, while high-fat, low-fiber diets drive dysbiosis and disease risk.
Clocks & biomarkers: Epigenetic, proteomic, and microbiome-based clocks track diet’s effect on biological age; AI integration improves precision.
Systems approach: The EIT Food Healthy Aging Think & Do Tank aligns science, policy, and practice to scale personalized nutrition into public health.
Your Action:
Prioritize whole dietary patterns that are consistently linked to healthier aging: Mediterranean-style meals, plant-based diversity, and fermented foods. Support microbiome resilience with fiber and polyphenol-rich foods, while avoiding processed, sugar-heavy diets that accelerate biological age.
Bottom Line:
Food acts as a molecular code for aging. Precision nutrition may soon harness these signals to personalize diets that slow biological aging.
Source:
Modulating biological aging with food-derived signals: a systems and precision nutrition perspective. npj Aging. Carlberg C, Cocolin L, et al.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-025-00266-5
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