According to science, the “5 poisonous Ps” are very common in our diet and take years off our lives.

Spainwith life expectancy 84 years oldpositioned as seventh oldest country in the world and first in the European Union. According to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics (INE), 2024 available in the state 19,639 People who have 100 years or moreof which 15 257 are women.

So, the Italian Valter Longo, who has received worldwide recognition for his research in the field of aging and longevity, is trying in his research to reveal what secrets on how to enjoy life for many years and be healthy.

Director of the Longevity Institute at the School of Gerontology at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles (USA) and the Longevity and Cancer Program at the Institute of Molecular Oncology (IFOM) in Milan, Longo warns that there are a number of foods we should include and others to avoid V anti-aging diet.

Longevity Diet

An Italian scientist bets on A mostly vegan diet with some fruit and lots of vegetables, legumes, nuts, whole grains and fish. three to four times a week.

On the opposite side are the products we need avoid and among them there are five, very often found at any table, which he calls “5 poisonous Ps”: pizza, pasta, animal proteins and with a lot of fat, potatoes and bread. It is also recommended to avoid the use sugar, red and white meat and any type processed meatand limit consumption eggs and cheese.

The expert associates these products with epidemic obesity which threatens the population and one of which Causes growing avoiding the Mediterranean diet. Longo notes that he finds these products “very useful.” good ingredients; they just happen problem. “People eat tons of them and they turn into sugar very quickly, almost as quickly as table sugar.”

Pizza, bread and pasta are among the foods Valter Longo recommends avoiding.

Benefits of this diet

After ten years of research, Longo confirmed that the longevity diet presented as low in proteins and sugars and rich in healthy fats and plant products, reduces incidence of diabetes, obesity, cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Additionally, it prevents age-related muscle loss and has been clinically proven to help It helps you lose weight and reduce abdominal fat.

Biomarkers in women

For his part, Dr. Darshan Shah, founder of Next Health and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of health, well-being and longevity, notes that in the case of womenThere is five biomarkers to monitor to ensure healthy longevity. This:

– Insulin. It should be below 4 and is vital for maintaining hormonal balance what influences menstrual cycles Nevertheless, birth rate. If it becomes unbalanced, it affects hormones such as estrogen, progesterone and testosterone.

– Hemoglobin. Designate risk of diabetes, inflammation, accelerated aging and insulin resistance.

– Estradiol. Estrogen is involved in the development and maintenance genitals And menstrual cycleas well as in maintaining weight and producing serotonin and dopamine.

– Testosterone. Decreases with age and affects sexual health, heart, blood vessels, intestinal tract, lungs, brain, skin and bones..

– Thyroid. The risk of dysfunction in women is 10 times higher than in men. A low level cause hair loss, weight gain, dull, sagging skin and brain fog..