Liu YH, et al. - Among participants (n = 1,990; mean age of 84.1 years at baseline) from the Geisinger Rural Aging Study longitudinal cohort in Pennsylvania, researchers investigated the link between mortality in individuals aged ≥ 80 years and older and better diet quality, which was evaluated through a validated dietary screening tool (DST) in this prospective study. They noted a significant link between diet quality, assessed by DST, and mortality risk in this older study population. Specifically, a lower risk of mortality was observed among individuals with high diet quality (defined as DST scores > 75) vs those with low diet quality (defined as DST scores < 60), after adjusting for potential risk factors. Findings, therefore, were suggestive of a possible crucial role of nutrition in healthy aging.