Massachusetts, May 16 -- A new study has found a link between midlife intakes of high-quality carbohydrates and dietary fibre to better health in older women.

Intakes of dietary fibre, high-quality and total carbohydrates in midlife were favorably linked to healthy ageing and other positive health outcomes in older women, according to a new study by researchers from the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health.

"We've all heard that different carbohydrates can affect health differently, whether for weight, energy, or blood sugar levels. But rather than just look at the immediate effects of these macronutrients, we wanted to understand what they might...