The Claim

Higher dietary intake of total flavones, apigenin, and luteolin is associated with reduced phenotypic age acceleration in U.S. adults, with each 2.7-fold increase in total flavone intake linked to a 9.6% lower odds of accelerated biological aging, independent of age, sex, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, and cardiometabolic disease.

Source: Associations of dietary flavones, particularly apigenin and luteolin, with phenotypic age acceleration: A cross-sectional study using NHANES data

What the research says

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In plain English

U.S. adults who consume more total flavones, apigenin, and luteolin through their diet have lower rates of accelerated biological aging as measured by phenotypic age, after accounting for age, sex, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, and cardiometabolic disease.

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Higher dietary intake of total flavones, apigenin, and luteolin is associated with reduced phenotypic age acceleration in U.S. adults, with each 2.7-fold increase in total flavone intake linked to a 9.6% lower odds of accelerated biological aging, independent of age, sex, socioeconomic status, lifestyle, and cardiometabolic disease.

Why this might work

Eating foods rich in apigenin and luteolin increases these compounds in the blood, which turn on a cellular cleanup and repair system called SIRT1. This system uses a molecule called NAD+ to fix damaged DNA, improve energy production in cells, and reduce harmful inflammation. As a result, cells age more slowly, and blood markers that track biological aging show less acceleration.

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What the research says

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  1. Study: Associations of dietary flavones, particularly apigenin and luteolin, with phenotypic age acceleration: A cross-sectional study using NHANES data

    People who eat more flavones—like those in celery, parsley, and citrus—tend to have slower biological aging based on blood markers, even when accounting for other healthy habits. The more flavones they ate, the less likely they were to show signs of aging faster than their actual age.

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