What kind of food is best, as a result of research that improving eating habits extends lifespan by 10 years?



The secret to longevity includes various behaviors such as exercise, smoking cessation, and abstinence from drinking, but the latest research shows that 'improvement in eating habits may extend lifespan by about 10 years.'

Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study

https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889

Changing your diet could add ten years to your life – new research
https://theconversation.com/changing-your-diet-could-add-ten-years-to-your-life-new-research-176494

According to the latest research published in the peer-reviewed medical journal PLOS Medicine , a healthy diet extends 6 to 7 years if you continue from middle age, and about 10 years if you continue from younger age. The possibility of extension was shown.



The research team is analyzing research data on diet and longevity from

GBD data, a research program in which more than 3,600 researchers from 145 countries collaborate to evaluate mortality and disability due to major diseases, injuries, and risk factors. increase. As a result of the analysis, the research team has a longevity when the intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, refined grains, nuts, legumes, fish, eggs, dairy products, lean meat, processed meat, juice, etc. is continuously changed. Succeeded in estimating how it will be affected.

In addition, the study derives optimal diets to extend lifespan from analytical data and compares them to typical Western diets. The 'typical Western-style diet' here refers to 'a diet with many processed foods, lean meats, high-fat dairy products, high-sugar foods, ready-made products, and few vegetables and fruits.' On the other hand, the 'best diet for longevity' derived by the research team is 'a diet with many beans (beans, pea, lens bean), whole grains (oats, barley, brown rice), nuts, and less lean meat and processed meat'. 'is.



Studies have shown that eating a healthy diet from the age of 20 increases the average life expectancy of men and women in the United States, China, and Europe by more than 10 years. We have also discovered that changing the 'Western diet' from the age of 60 to the 'best diet for longevity' will increase life expectancy by eight years. Furthermore, even from the age of 80, the average life expectancy may be three and a half years longer.

In addition, the research team is calculating the extension of lifespan when changing to a diet between the 'Western diet' and the 'best diet for longevity.' The research team calls this intermediate diet a 'feasibility approach diet', and if this diet is introduced from the age of 20, it will extend the life span of women by more than 6 years and men by more than 7 years. It turned out that it can be done.

The following are the recommended daily inoculation amounts for the three diets of 'Typical western diet', 'feasibility approach diet', and 'Optimal diet'. A separate table.



The results of the analysis showed that the research team 'at any age, working on long-term dietary changes could increase life expectancy, and eating habits early in life. If you make improvements to, the extension of life will be maximized. '

However, in this study, 'if you change your diet for a long period of 10 years or more, the change in lifespan may have a significant effect' and the past history of illness that may affect your lifespan are also taken into consideration. Is not ... In other words, the discussion on 'the effect of diet on lifespan' derived this time is just an average, and it considers health problems, heredity, smoking, drinking, exercise, and other lifestyle factors, as well as various other factors. Please note that it is not.

The detailed mechanism of why dietary improvement leads to longer lifespan is not known. However, the foods recommended in this study to extend lifespan are all high in antioxidants. Studies with human cells have also shown that antioxidants prevent or delay the damage to cells that cause aging. However, it is unclear whether foods high in antioxidants extend their lifespan, as research into the causes of aging is still underway. In addition, the foods that are often included in the 'best diet for longevity' in this study include not only foods that are high in antioxidants, but also foods that have anti-inflammatory effects.

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