ชีวิตมนุษย์สามารถขยายได้ถึง 30%

American and Italian scientists have found out through a large-scale study that changing your diet towards plant foods can help to extend your life by approximately 30%. It is especially important to regularly eat vegetables and fruits.

Before coming to this conclusion, experts observed more than 800 volunteers over 65 years of age for several years (12 to be exact). In particular, long-livers living in Tuscany were involved in the study.

Volunteers who took part in the experiment were asked to include in their diet different amounts of all kinds of fruits and vegetables, in combination with a healthy lifestyle.

At the end of the experiment, the scientists summed up the results and found that those people who regularly ate little plant food (less than 150 g) lived 30% less than those people for whom fruit made up at least more than a third of their daily diet.

It is assumed that this life-extending effect is associated with the presence of polyphenols in plant foods – natural antioxidants belonging to the group of plant pigments.

Polyphenolic compounds create reliable protection for cells from the influence of carcinogenic and toxic substances, thereby preventing the development of cancerous tumors and chronic intoxications. In addition, polyphenols are able to slow down the aging process in the body.

The mentioned natural compounds are present in sufficient quantities in grapes, berries, pomegranates, nuts, apples, greens and legumes, and vegetables. Scientists have identified more than eight thousand different polyphenols in various plant foods. It is their presence that determines many characteristics of plant products: color, bitter or tart taste and aroma.

Regular consumption of different varieties of fruits and vegetables helps restore liver tissue, and also brings other positive changes:

• creates favorable conditions for maintaining the elasticity and firmness of the skin;
• creates protection against the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation;
• accelerates the removal of harmful free radicals from the body;
• helps maintain the health of brain structures (in particular, serves as a preventative measure against senile dementia);
• helps regulate blood glucose levels and normalize blood pressure;
• maintains normal intestinal microflora;
• promotes tissue healing, improved blood circulation and normal heart function.

Polyphenolic compounds have long been of interest to world scientists in terms of their undeniable benefits for the human body. Prolonging life and maintaining stable normal well-being is the goal that many scientific specialists set for themselves.

Therefore, it makes sense to eat plant foods every day and in sufficient quantities: in addition to the fact that you will get taste pleasure, thanks to polyphenolic compounds, you will strengthen and rejuvenate your body.