This a summary of an open access article published in Cell: <a href="https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00398-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(22)00398-1</a><p>The longevity diet identifies six steps designed to increase lifespan by promoting lean body mass and healthy blood sugar levels, switching off the body's central pro-ageing system and ramping up an anti-ageing process called
autophagy:<p>1. Limit calorie intake to maintain a body mass index of 22 to 23 for men and 21 to
22 for women.<p>2. Eat a diet high in wholegrains, legumes and nuts. Stop eating meat to restrict intake of the amino acid methionine, but include some fish.<p>3. Aim to get between 45 and 60 per cent of calories from non-refined complex carbohydrates, 10 to 15 per cent from plant-based proteins and 25 to 35 per cent from plant-based fats.<p>4. Do a limited daily fast, eating no calories from around 3 hours before bedtime and for the next 11 to 12 hours.<p>5. Every two to three months, undertake five days of a fasting-mimicking diet.<p>6. Alcohol is allowed in small amounts, but no more than 5 units a week.
“I am 52 and, on my current diet, can expect to live another 29 years. But if I change now, I could gain an extra decade and live in good health into my 90s.”<p>Gaining an extra decade seems perfectly reasonable by taking care of our biological machines.<p>However, do we really understand enough to know what actually works?
Can't read the full article without registering.<p>He <i>thinks</i> he wants to reach 90, but he might regret doing so. In the end, if he thinks <i>food</i> is the thing that's most important, he'll one day wake up realizing that <i>training the body and mind</i> isn't any less important.<p>And "no meat" ... yeah, no. Beans, sure. Periods of starvation, yeah.<p>No meat and thus little to no animal fats? No.