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    How to live longer: diet is linked to "disease-free life expectancy" over 50

    • Last Update: 2021-09-03
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    Cardiometabolic disease (CMD) is the number one cause of death in the world


    A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition aims to investigate the relationship between diet quality and life expectancy without cardiometabolic diseases between the ages of 50 and 85


    Researchers evaluated the relationship between the health outcomes of 8041 participants in the Whitehall II Cohort Study (Interdisciplinary Study on Aging) and compliance with the 2010 Alternative Healthy Eating Index (AHEI-2010)


    AHEI-2010 is based on 11 components: the maximum intake of 6 components is ideal (vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts and legumes, and polyunsaturated fats).


    The lowest score for each component is 0 and the highest score is 10


    The higher the score, the healthier the diet


    Cardiometabolic diseases-free life expectancy is defined based on the number of years without these chronic diseases


    For the participants with the healthiest diet, the number of years of life without cardiometabolic disease after the age of 50 was 23.


    The correlation between diet quality and life expectancy without cardiometabolic disease follows a dose-response model, which means that the more participants follow the diet pattern, the greater the benefit


    What to avoid

    Reducing saturated fat is the key to longevity


    Saturated fat is a type of fat found in butter, lard, ghee, fatty meat, and cheese


    In order to reduce the risk of poor health caused by inactivity, it is recommended that we exercise regularly, at least 150 minutes a week, and the NHS recommends reducing the time spent sitting


    According to health agencies, sitting for long periods of time is believed to slow down metabolism, thereby affecting the body's ability to regulate blood sugar, blood pressure, and break down body fat


    Many adults in the UK spend about nine hours sitting every day, it added


    This includes watching TV, using a computer, reading, doing homework, traveling by car, bus or train, but not sleeping



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