Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows

Older adults whose diets consisted of only 15% ultraprocessed foods – rather than the usual 50% – had lower weight, insulin and cholesterol.

By: Moul Dey, South Dakota State University, The Conversation

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Published: January 12, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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By Moul Dey, South Dakota State University

Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – and this shift leads to improvements across several key markers related to how the body regulates appetite and metabolism. That’s the main finding of a new study my colleagues and I published in the journal Clinical Nutrition.

Ultraprocessed foods are made using industrial techniques and ingredients that …

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