Foods and Beverages to Avoid If Nobody Wants Old Fast

4 Foods and Beverages to Avoid If Nobody Wants Old Fast

Longevity and youthful is the desire of most humans.
A healthy lifestyle is one way to make it happen, including diet should not be arbitrary.

Some types of food can make the aging process happens faster than it should. Others, in the true sense can affect telomeres shorten due, which is one of the components of cells that protect DNA from damage.

Types of foods should be reduced if not even want to get old or die young, including the following, as summarized from various sources, on Monday (03/11/2014).

1. Soda

Soda is the enemy of telomeres. Recent studies on 5,309 adults, published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that too much soda can make the aging process occurs 4.6 years sooner.
A similar effect was also obtained from smoking. Plus, the high sugar content in soda also increases the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

2. Processed meats 

Enemy telomeres others are processed meats, like hot dogs and pepperoni.
A 2008 study involving 840 people proves it. People who ate one serving of processed meat per week, or more often than that, tend to have shorter telomeres than others.

3. Red meat 

Excessive intake of red meat has long been associated with risk of heart problems and cancer are equally lethal.
A study in mice published in the journal Clicical Nutrition showed, excessive intake of red meat also shorten telomeres. 
The good news, these negative effects can be offset by sufficient intake of fiber from vegetables and fruits.

4. Alcohol 

Just like red meat, alcohol is also associated with the risk of chronic diseases including fatty liver and metabolic syndrome.
A study in Cancer Research Annual Meeting shows, telomeres can also shorten as a result of excessive alcohol consumption. Although there are studies that say red wine contains antioxidants, should certainly not have to overdo it.

Note: "All of this is a result of research conducted by experts in their respective fields. 
so if you believe it or not it does not matter to me, but it should reduce the consumption of food and drinks at the top to avoid premature aging".