The Best Diet for Healthy Aging (Updated)

Food for healthy aging: Swapping just 1 percent of plant protein in place of animal protein was associated with significantly less age-related deficit accumulation. Aging is the topic of my forthcoming book, How Not to Age, out in 2023. I can’t wait to share all of what I found! This update has changes to the reference of eggs around 0:43. Some of my other popular videos on aging and longevity include: • How to Counter the Inflammation of Aging () • Fruits, Veggies, and Longevity: How Many Minutes Per Mouthful? () • Do Flexitarians Live Longer? () • Methionine Restriction as a Life-Extension Strategy () • How to Slow Brain Aging by Two Years () • Turning the Clock Back 14 Years () • Longer Life Within Walking Distance () • Telomeres: Cap It All Off with Diet () • The Okinawa Diet: Living to 100 () • Caloric Restriction vs. Animal-Protein Restriction () • Increased Lifespan from Beans () • The Benefits of Calorie Restriction for Longevity () • Does Intermittent Fasting Increase Human Life Expectancy? () • How to Increase Your Life Expectancy 12 to 14 Years () • How to Boost FGF21 with Diet for Longevity () New subscribers to our e-newsletter always receive a free gift. Get yours here: Have a question about this video? Leave it in the comment section at and someone on the team will try to answer it. Want to get a list of links to all the scientific sources used in this video? Click on Sources Cited at You’ll also find a transcript and acknowledgements for the video, my blog and speaking tour schedule, and an easy way to search (by translated language even) through our videos spanning more than 2,000 health topics. Thanks for watching. I hope you’ll join in the evidence-based nutrition revolution! -Michael Greger, MD FACLM Captions for this video are available in several languages; you can find yours in the video settings. • Subscribe: • Donate: • Podcast : • Facebook: • Twitter: • Instagram: • Books: • Shop: