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However, these findings shouldn't be overhyped, experts cautioned, in part due to limitations in how the study was conducted.
Changes in methylation patterns are associated with accelerated rates of aging, and scientists have previously studied these changes in order to make"epigenetic clocks" that can be linked to organisms' maximum life spans. The team used established tests to see if the methylation changes seen in the vegan group were tied to any specific aging processes. They found they were tied to"younger" scores for organs like the heart and liver, as well as bodily processes including inflammation and metabolism. At least one of the tests that they used is licensed by TruDiagnostics, an epigenetics testing company that also funded the new study.
Another potential caveat of the study is that the twins who followed the vegan diet lost around 4.4 pounds more than the omnivores. This is because they were eating substantially fewer calories, lead study author Varun Dwaraka, head of bioinformatics at TruDiagnostics, told Live Science. As such, it could be that these weight changes somehow contributed to the observed changes in DNA methylation.
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