Pomegranates slow down the ageing process by prompting cells to recycle and rebuild themselves, Swiss researchers have shown.
The ruby red fruit was revered by the ancients as a “food of the gods”, but it has taken until now for scientists to identify the precise chemical that holds the key to staying youthful.
Researchers in Switzerland have now alighted on a single molecule – urolithin A – which they believe drives a process called mitophagy, allowing parts of the cell that become defective to be cleared away, making way for replacements.
However, humans can only benefit from the anti-ageing chemical if they possess the right sort of bacteria in their gut. The microbes are needed to convert the fruit’s raw ingredient into urolithin A.
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from Olivia W’s Blog Rss http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/well-good/82109189/Pomegranates-can-slow-down-ageing-study
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