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Eating aged cheese could help you live longer

25-Apr-2017

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Aged cheeses like cheddar, brie and parmesan contain a compound, spermidine, which stops damaged liver cells from replicating.

Spermidine prevents accumulation of scar tissue caused by disease of the organ including the most common form of liver cancer.

Consuming foods like mushrooms, soya, legumes and whole grains regularly can also have the same life-extending effects.

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Leyuan Liu

Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University.

Texas A&M University

Public land-grant research university in College Station, Texas.

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Diet and Nutrition