What you eat could affect how you age. For instance, plums are linked to slower brain ageing and better heart health, while watercress might help us to stave off disease.
Specific nutrients, like fibre, are also associated with a lower risk of bowel cancer and even a decreased dementia risk.
And according to a new paper published in the journal Clinical Nutrition, zinc – a mineral found in foods like oysters, eggs and oats – is associated with a “delayed” biological age.
A person’s biological age is a measure of how well their cells, tissues, and organs are ageing. It’s different to how many years they’ve been alive (chronological age), which Dr Saadia Hussain Read Entire Article
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