These 4 Tweaks to Your Diet Could Add 10 Years to Your Life, According to New Research

Leah Goggins Reviewed by Dietitian Jessica Ball, M.S., RD

A new article in PLOS Medicine found that people who make sustained changes to their diet can add up to 13 years to their life, depending on when they make those changes. The findings are based on data from the 2019 Global Burden of Diseases study, which researchers used to build an interactive model.

The researchers determined that an optimal diet would include less red or processed meat and more fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and nuts. The biggest dietary impacts came from four changes: less red or processed meat, more legumes, more whole grains, and more nuts. 

Read more HERE. Use the interactive model HERE.