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Enhancing Personal-MetaboHealth through Effective Lifestyle Interventions for At-Risk Individuals in Middle Age

  • By

  • Niels van den Berg

  • Gabriela Natalle Lopes

  • Fatih A. Bogaards

  • Marian Beekman

  • Edson Amaro Junior

  • P. Eline Slagboom

  • Joris Deelen

  • September 7, 2026

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    The global population is aging, with nearly 20% projected to be over 60 by 2030, increasing healthcare burdens due to extended morbidity.

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    MetaboHealth is a cost-efficient biomarker developed to predict mortality risk and assess overall health in middle-aged individuals.

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    The study analyzed data from the Leiden Longevity Study to evaluate the feasibility of individualizing MetaboHealth scores.

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    Personal-MetaboHealth was developed from clinically validated metabolic biomarkers to support health risk stratification.

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    The Growing Old Together study tested a 3-month lifestyle intervention's impact on Personal-MetaboHealth in older adults at risk.

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Personal-MetaboHealth, an actionable health check in middle age, is improved by an effective lifestyle intervention in those at risk

  • by Niels van den Berg, Gabriela Natalle Lopes, Fatih A. Bogaards, Marian Beekman, Edson Amaro Junior, P. Eline Slagboom, Joris Deelen

  • September 7, 2026

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