Higher Vitamin C, D, and Carotenoids Linked to Living Longer
This study suggests diets rich in colorful produce and vitamin D may support longer life.
U.S. adults with higher blood levels of vitamin C, vitamin D, beta-carotene, and lycopene were less likely to die during the study. Part of the reason seemed to be slower biological aging. Lycopene, found in tomatoes, had the strongest link. This is a correlation, so it doesn't prove the nutrients caused the benefit.
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