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© 2023, The Author(s).Adherence to healthy dietary patterns can prevent the development of non-communicable diseases and affect life expectancy. Here, using a prospective population-based cohort data from the UK Biobank, we show that sustained dietary change from unhealthy dietary patterns to the Eatwell Guide dietary recommendations is associated with 8.9 and 8.6 years gain in life expectancy for 40-year-old males and females, respectively. In the same population, sustained dietary change from unhealthy to longevity-associated dietary patterns is associated with 10.8 and 10.4 years gain in life expectancy in males and females, respectively. The largest gains are obtained from consuming more whole grains, nuts and fruits and less sugar-sweetened beverages and processed meats. Understanding the contribution of sustained dietary changes to life expectancy can provide guidance for the development of health policies.
Author(s): Fadnes LT, Celis-Morales C, Okland J-M, Parra-Soto S, Livingstone KM, Ho FK, Pell JP, Balakrishna R, Javadi Arjmand E, Johansson KA, Haaland OA, Mathers JC
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Nature Food
Year: 2023
Volume: 4
Issue: 11
Pages: 961-965
Print publication date: 20/11/2023
Online publication date: 20/11/2023
Acceptance date: 29/09/2023
Date deposited: 04/12/2023
ISSN (electronic): 2662-1355
Publisher: Springer Nature
URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-023-00868-w
DOI: 10.1038/s43016-023-00868-w
Data Access Statement: Data availability: Requests for the dataset can be sent through UK Biobank. Code availability: The R code is available in Supplementary Information.
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