Want to live longer? You might consider eating aged cheese
A new study, conducted by scientists from the Texas A&M University, concluded that eating aged cheese might help people live longer, The Independent reports.
The scientists discovered that aged cheeses like brie, cheddar and parmesan might boost life expectancy and prevent liver cancer, due to a compound known as spermidine that stops the replication of damaged liver cells.
Scientists analyzed spermidine treatment in mice over their entire lifespan and they discovered a life expectancy that increased by 25%.
loading...
Further research is needed to see whether spermidine will have the same effect on humans.
Besides the cheese-related discovery, scientists also found that consuming foods like mushrooms, soya, legumes and whole grains regularly can also lead to longevity.
“Severely cutting the number of calories consumed, restricting the amount of methionine (a type of amino acid found in meat and other proteins) in the diet and using the drug rapamycin have been shown to truly prolong the lifespans of vertebrates,” Leyuan Liu, an assistant professor at the university declared.
”But eating less and not eating meat will not be welcomed by general population, while rapamycin has shown to suppress the human immune system – therefore, spermidine may be a better approach,“ he concluded.
Loading...