Podcast: Healthy Eating, Healthy Aging? What Science Says About Your Diet

By Cameron English and ChuckDinerstein — Apr 21, 2025

Can eating well pave the way to healthier, more vibrant golden years? The answer is "maybe," based on a recent study surveying how diet affects disease risk as we age. Let's break down the paper's results.

Image via Pixabay

Join Cameron English and Dr. Chuck Dinerstein on Episode 111 of the Science Dispatch podcast as they discuss:

Eating Our Way to a Better Old Age

Everyone wants to live longer — and better. As advocates like the MAHA moms push for a shift from simply avoiding disease to preserving strength, sharpness, and emotional well-being, a new Nature Medicine study asks a timely question: Can what we eat in midlife help us age healthily?

Listen to the Science Dispatch on iTunes Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts. Or add the RSS feed to your favorite podcast app. Join our Dispatch newsletter to get these stories and more delivered to your inbox.

Tags:

Cameron English

Director of Bioscience

Cameron English is a writer, editor and co-host of the Science Facts and Fallacies Podcast. Before joining ACSH, he was managing editor at the Genetic Literacy Project.