Beauty fans are clued up on the best creams and serums to help reduce the visible impacts of ageing but not many people realise the food they are eating could also be having an impact. Diet guru Dr Michael Mosley, who is famed for creating the 5:2 eating plan, spoke to leading scientists in a new documentary about how to slow, or even reverse, the ageing process.
Experts revealed that genetics play a relatively small part in how we age. He was told that eating for your gut health, microbiome, is integral to ageing well and surviving well beyond the average lifespan, reports CoventryLive.
Dr Mosley wrote in the Daily Mail: "We know that what, and how much, you eat play key roles in whether you stay healthy or not — but what seems to be equally important is the impact this food has on your gut microbiome, the mix of bacteria, viruses and fungi, which live in your intestines."
