«Spanish, Japanese
centenarians reveal genetic key to longevity.»
Not exact matches
Genetic screening later
revealed that 24 percent of
centenarians from Ashkenazi Jewish populations carry a variant in the CETP gene — an enzyme important for cholesterol metabolism — that reduces the level of the protein CETP in the blood and is linked to a lower prevalence of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and memory loss.
Garlic, onion, leeks, and shallots - In a study of
centenarians (people living over 100 years of age), it was found that high garlic and onion consumption was one of the factors that surveys
revealed may have partial involvement in their longevity.
A Russian study of the inhabitants of the province of Georgia, where many live to 100 years and a few to age 150,
revealed that many of these
centenarians were beekeepers who often ate raw, unprocessed honey with all its «impurities,» that is, with the pollen.
«Our data
revealed several differences in the neuroendocrine and metabolic status of
centenarians, compared with other age groups, including the lowest serum concentrations of leptin, insulin and T3...»