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WHY SOME people live to see the ripe old age of 100 and beyond is the focus of ongoing research. Research into a region of Italy known for its centenarian population suggests the timing of your evening meal may hold the key.
By ADAM CHAPMAN | Express
Longevity inspires an almost supernatural sense of wonder. What alchemy explains why some people live to see 100 and beyond? Do not look to divinity for the answer: science is coming up with increasingly compelling answers. A recent study suggests the timing of your evening meal matters.
The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, focussed on the region of Abruzzo in the centre of Italy.
The region is among the top areas of Italy for the number of nonagenarians (those aged between 90 and 99) and centenarians (those aged 100).
Particularly, the province of L’Aquila shows a high rate of nonagenarians and an extremely higher number of centenarians, compared with the Italian average, with the highest numbers occurring in the most rural, internal areas of the region, explained the study’s researchers.
One of the main objectives of their research was to ascertain the meal timings of the region’s nonagenarians and centenarians.
