Look Five Years Younger by Eating Vegetables

[NJCher]

Nearly 30 years ago, Brad Swanson became a vegetarian to steer clear of the temptations of greasy fast food, a staple of his college life. Now 47 and vegan, Swanson's skin looks clear, smooth and wrinkle-free - a welcome side effect to years of healthy eating.

So the Woodland Hills man wasn't surprised by a six-year study released Monday that found that older people who ate more than two servings of vegetables daily looked about five years younger than those who ate few or no vegetables.

The study of almost 2,000 Chicago-area men and women also found that eating vegetables helps keep the brain young and could slow the mental decline sometimes associated with aging.

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Vegetables generally contain more vitamin E than fruits, which were not linked with slowed mental decline in the study. Vegetables also are often eaten with healthy fats such as salad oils, which help the body absorb vitamin E and other antioxidants, said lead author Martha Clare Morris, a researcher at the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center.

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Cher

[bliss_eternal]

1. I'm kicking this...

...because this is the time of year when many try to revamp their lives, get fit, change old habits, make things over, etc. This would seem to be something one could do that doesn't require a lot of money, effort, etc.

;)