Longevity diet
The longevity diet is a set of eating recommendations compiled by a biochemist called Valter Longo, director of the University of Southern California's Longevity Institute. He is known for his research on the role of fasting, the effects of nutrients on your genes and how these may impact ageing and the risk of diseases. While the longevity diet has been targeted to older adults, it is also recommended for younger people. Longo has said he plans to live to 120 by following this diet. So, what does the diet look like? Foods in this diet are vegetables, including leafy greens, fruit, nuts, beans, olive oil, and seafood that's low in mercury. So most foods in the longevity diet are plant based. Plant-based diets are generally higher in vitamins and minerals, dietary fibre, antioxidants and lower in saturated fat and salt, which lead to health benefits. Foods that are discouraged are an excess of meat and dairy, and those high in processed sugar and saturated fats. For people who