Research Brief: Scientists discover a two-stage aging process that may cause cancer and arthritis

A new theory suggests many age-related diseases may actually start decades before symptoms appear. Researchers say early-life damage — from infectio...

Source credit: ScienceDaily Health & Medicine. Original source date: May 21, 2026.

What happened

A new theory suggests many age-related diseases may actually start decades before symptoms appear. Researchers say early-life damage — from infections, injuries, or genetic mutations — can remain hidden until aging weakens the…

Why it matters for lifters

For lifters, nutrition research matters because food choices, body composition, recovery, appetite, and performance are connected.

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Do not make a diet change from one headline. Watch for study design, population, dose, duration, and whether the result applies to active people.

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