2024-09-12 14:07:26
Food has a profound effect on our health and lifespan. Many studies have shown that people who live more than 100 years of age follow a particularly balanced and nutritious diet. In the world’s various ‘blue zones’, i.e. where people live healthy for a long time, people there mainly eat a plant-based diet, which includes fruits, vegetables and nuts.
Due to this diet, they live a long life and remain healthy. Here we will learn about the eating habits of four people who are 99 years old or more. Their eating habits teach us how important the right diet can be for a long and healthy life. If you want to know how these people are alive for so many years, then you can learn the secret of their diet from them.
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Diet of Elizabeth Francis (115 years old)
Elizabeth Francis is currently the oldest woman in America and she is now 115 years old. She told ABC13 in an interview that she eats ‘everything’. However, according to her granddaughter Ethel Harrison, Francis always grew vegetables in her garden and never ate fast food. Also, she never smoked or drank alcohol. These healthy habits led her to such a long life.
Deborah Szekely (102 years old) took a plant-based diet
Even at the age of 102, Deborah Szekely helps run her fitness resort and spa three times a week. She has always avoided meat in her life and has followed a plant-based diet. She says she is a pescetarian, that is, she eats fish and vegetables, but does not eat meat.
Their diet is something like this:
- Breakfast: Yogurt, banana and whole grains
- Lunch: Salad at home or light meal at a restaurant
- Dinner: Fish, salad and baked potato
Her diet is very similar to the Mediterranean diet, which mainly includes fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Shirley Hodes (106 years old) has a simple and balanced diet
Shirley Hodes spoke to CNBC Make It last March, when she was 106. She says she tries to limit the animal fat in her diet and only drinks skim milk.
She took a nutrition course from the Red Cross during World War II and has been following a balanced and simple diet since then. The amount of sweets in her diet is also very less.
Daisy McFadden (99 years old) healthy diet
In a conversation with Forbes, 99-year-old Daisy McFadden shared her diet. According to her, her daily meal is something like this:
- Breakfast: Oatmeal, Cranberry Juice and Banana
- Lunch: Salads that include beets, cucumbers, tomatoes, and chicken or fish
- Dinner: Low-fat meat and steamed vegetables
- Desert: fresh fruits
Daisy says she never drinks soda and instead drinks water, juice, milk or iced tea.
The lifestyle of these four elderly people teaches us that a balanced and nutritious diet, which mainly includes vegetables, fruits and fish, is important for longevity and good health. Also, staying away from smoking and alcohol can also be essential for a healthy life. If we pay attention to our diet and adopt a healthy lifestyle, we too can have a chance to live a long and healthy life.