Eating for the Planet May Help You Live Longer
Scientists reviewed 23 studies involving thousands of adults to see if eating a planetary health diet—which focuses on plant-based foods and limits meat—could …
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Eating Fermented Foods May Help You Live Longer
Researchers looked at 50 different studies involving over 3 million people to understand how fermented foods affect how long we live. Fermented foods are foods …
Read MoreLiving Healthy Can Cut Your Risk of Early Death in Half
Researchers followed over 111,000 Korean adults for 18 years to see how healthy lifestyle choices affected their chances of living longer. People who did five …
Read MoreHow Eating Freely Might Help You Live Longer
Scientists discovered something surprising: you might be able to eat as much as you want and still live a longer, healthier life—but only if you eat the right …
Read MoreNew DNA Test Predicts How Fast You're Aging Better Than Other Tests
Scientists studied over 1,000 older adults for about 7 years to figure out which tests best predict how long someone will live. They looked at 14 different …
Read MoreHow Staying Active and Happy Can Help You Live Longer After 80
Researchers studied over 30,000 Chinese people aged 80 and older for 20 years to understand what helps them live longer. They found that people who didn't …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements May Help People With Low Levels
Researchers looked at whether taking vitamin D supplements helps people live longer. Two large studies found no benefit in people who already had enough …
Read MoreSpecial Water May Help Your Body Stay Younger Longer
Scientists tested a special type of water made by passing it through bioactive ceramics to see if it could help slow down aging in mice. The mice in the study …
Read MoreEating for the Planet May Help You Live Longer
Researchers studied whether eating a diet that's good for the environment is also good for your health. They looked at data from thousands of older adults and …
Read MoreBetter Diet Choices May Help Older Adults With Lung Disease Live Longer
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 older adults with COPD (a serious lung disease) to see if eating certain foods could help them live longer. They looked at …
Read MoreToo Much Protein May Speed Up Aging, New Study Shows
Researchers discovered that eating too much protein might actually make us age faster. Using fruit flies and human cells, scientists found that very …
Read MoreYour Sleep-Wake Pattern May Affect How Long You Live
Researchers studied over 1,700 older adults to understand how their daily sleep and activity patterns relate to living longer or shorter lives. Using special …
Read MoreColorful Foods May Help People With Arthritis Live Longer
Researchers studied over 2,000 people with osteoarthritis to see if certain nutrients in food could affect how long they lived. They measured levels of …
Read MoreMoving More and Sitting Less Helps People With High Blood Pressure Live Longer
A new study looked at thousands of American adults with high blood pressure to see how exercise and sitting time affected how long they lived. Researchers …
Read MoreSpecial Yeasts from the Amazon May Help You Live Longer
Scientists discovered that certain types of wild yeast found in South American rainforests and wetlands might help organisms live longer and stay healthier. …
Read MoreThe Sweet Spot: Why Too Few Carbs May Hurt Your Heart
Researchers followed over 113,000 Korean adults for about 9 years to understand how much carbohydrates people should eat. They found something interesting: …
Read MoreWhat Centenarians Teach Us About Living Longer and Healthier
Researchers looked at what people who live to 100 years old have in common to understand the secrets of a long, healthy life. They found that centenarians …
Read MoreDo Nuts and Seeds Help Us Stay Young? What Science Says
Scientists wanted to know if eating nuts and seeds could help slow down aging at the cellular level. They looked at studies measuring something called telomere …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Help People With Diabetes Live Longer
A large study of over 4,800 people with type 2 diabetes found that those who ate more plant-based foods had a lower risk of dying from any cause over an …
Read MoreHow Your Gut Bacteria May Help You Live Longer
Scientists discovered that a protein called RICTOR acts like a control switch for how our bodies respond to nutrients from bacteria in our gut. When this …
Read MoreEating More Soy May Help You Live Longer, Study Finds
Researchers followed nearly 40,000 adults in South Korea for over 8 years to see how much soy they ate and whether it affected how long they lived. People who …
Read MoreLive Bacteria in Food May Help People With Kidney Disease Live Longer
Researchers looked at thousands of people with chronic kidney disease to see if eating foods with live bacteria (like yogurt and fermented foods) could help …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help You Live Longer, Especially in Middle Age
Researchers studied nearly 47,500 people to understand how vitamin D affects how long we live. They found that people with healthy vitamin D levels had a lower …
Read MoreWhen Older Adults Eat Breakfast May Matter for Living Longer
Researchers followed nearly 3,000 older adults in the UK for over 30 years to understand how meal timing changes with age and affects health. They discovered …
Read MoreCan Being Vegetarian Help You Live Longer? What Science Actually Shows
Many people believe that eating a vegetarian diet—without meat—can help them live longer and healthier lives. A new review of scientific research looked at …
Read MoreNew Supplement May Help Your Body Keep Important Anti-Aging Molecules
Scientists tested a supplement made from cow thymus gland tissue to see if it could increase levels of spermidine, a natural molecule in your body that may …
Read MoreEating Like Modern Japan May Help You Live Longer
Researchers followed over 93,000 Japanese adults for nearly 19 years to see how their eating habits affected how long they lived. They found that people who …
Read MoreEating Like Your Grandma: Why Traditional Chinese Food Helps You Live Longer
Researchers followed over 10,000 Chinese adults for nearly 20 years to see if eating according to traditional Chinese dietary guidelines could help people live …
Read MoreA Protein That Could Help You Age Better: What Science Says
Scientists have discovered that a protein called Klotho, made mainly in your kidneys and brain, plays a huge role in how well you age. As we get older, our …
Read MoreEating Tomatoes at the Right Time May Help You Live Longer
Researchers studied over 6,000 adults to see how eating tomatoes at different times of year affects how long people live. They found that eating fresh tomatoes …
Read MoreWhat Mediterranean and Chinese Diets Teach Us About Living Longer
Researchers from Italy and China came together to study two famous healthy eating styles: the Mediterranean diet from Southern Europe and Cantonese cuisine …
Read MoreCheese and Yogurt May Help You Live Longer, Study Shows
Researchers followed over 25,000 people for nearly 24 years to see how different types of cheese and fermented milk affected how long they lived. They found …
Read MoreHow Your Body Handles Sugar May Affect How Fast You Age
Scientists studied nearly 5,000 adults with heart, kidney, and metabolic problems to understand how well their bodies process sugar. They found that people …
Read MoreHealthy Eating and Exercise: Different Benefits for People With and Without Diabetes
A large study of over 20,000 people looked at how diet quality and physical activity affect how long people live. The researchers found something interesting: …
Read MorePlant Foods Have Hidden Powers That Fight Aging
Scientists have discovered something surprising: certain compounds in plants that were once thought to be bad for you might actually help you stay younger …
Read MoreLiving Longer Doesn't Always Mean Staying Healthier
Scientists studied whether treatments that help animals live longer also keep them healthier for longer. Using data from mouse studies, they tested a new way …
Read MoreWhy It's Hard to Find Young, Healthy People for Diet Studies
Scientists want to understand how diet affects aging, but they're running into a big problem: finding young, healthy people willing to participate in long-term …
Read MoreEating More Plants May Help You Live Longer, Study Shows
Researchers in South Korea studied over 44,000 adults to see how different types of plant-based eating affected how long people lived. They tracked people for …
Read MoreMoving More Can Help People With Lung Disease Live Longer
A large study of over 17,000 American adults found that people with chronic lung diseases like asthma and COPD who exercise regularly have a better chance of …
Read MoreEating Healthy Could Add Years to Your Life, Study Shows
Researchers looked at thousands of American adults to see how eating healthy affects how long people live. They studied six different healthy eating patterns, …
Read MoreEating Healthy Could Cut Death Risk in People With Heart and Kidney Problems
Researchers studied over 16,000 people with a serious condition that combines heart disease, kidney problems, and metabolic disorders. They tracked what people …
Read MoreEating More Colorful Foods May Help You Live Longer
Researchers followed over 72,000 Japanese adults for nearly 12 years to see how different eating patterns affected how long they lived. They found that people …
Read MoreVitamin D and Healthy Eating May Help People With Metabolic Syndrome Live Longer
Researchers studied over 12,000 people with metabolic syndrome (a group of health conditions including high blood pressure and blood sugar) to see if vitamin D …
Read MoreEating Healthy Low-Fat Foods May Help Keep Your Cells Young
Scientists studied nearly 7,000 American adults to see if eating low-fat diets affects how quickly our cells age. They measured something called telomeres, …
Read MoreLiving Longer AND Staying Strong: The Exercise and Diet Combo
Scientists discovered that combining three simple changes—eating less of one amino acid, adding a supplement, and exercising—can help fruit flies live longer …
Read MoreTwo Natural Compounds That Help Your Cells Clean House and Stay Young
Scientists are studying two natural substances found in foods that help your body's cells stay healthy and young. Urolithin A comes from berries and …
Read MoreYour Personalized Diet Could Help You Age Better
Scientists are discovering that one-size-fits-all diets might not be the best way to stay healthy as we age. Instead, a new approach called "precision …
Read MoreShould Doctors Help People Live Longer and Healthier?
As anti-aging products flood the market—from supplements to fancy creams—doctors face a tough question: should they recommend these treatments to patients? …
Read MorePoor Diet Makes Your Body Age Faster at the DNA Level
Scientists studied 421 adults for 5 years and found that people who ate inflammatory foods aged faster at the cellular level than those who ate healthier …
Read MoreToo Much Vitamin A May Speed Up Aging, While B12 Helps Slow It Down
Scientists studied blood samples from 2,530 people to see how vitamins A and B12 affect aging at the cellular level. They found that having too much vitamin A …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect How Fast Your Body Ages
Scientists studied how vitamin D levels in your blood might affect how fast your body ages on the inside. They looked at data from over 13,000 Americans and …
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