DALLAS: High-fiber diet found to make biggest difference to ‘successful aging’. That was defined as not suffering disability, depression, dementia, respiratory problems, cancer, heart disease or stroke. People who ate the most fiber 80% more likely to be alive a decade later.
Eating a diet rich in fiber could help you live a long and healthy life, new evidence suggests.
Including the right amount of fiber from breads, cereals and fruits can help avoid disease and disability into old age, scientists were surprised to discover.
The impact is so significant, they found those people who ate the most fiber were 80 per cent more likely to be alive at a 10-year follow up.
Researchers found that of all the factors they examined, which included a person’s total carbohydrate intake, total fiber intake, glycemic index, glycemic load and sugar intake, it was the fiber that made the biggest difference to what the researchers termed ‘successful aging’.
Successful aging was defined as including an absence of disability, depressive symptoms, cognitive impairment, respiratory symptoms, and chronic diseases including cancer, coronary artery disease, and stroke….