{"id":55078,"date":"2025-04-27T15:30:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55078\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T15:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T15:30:10","slug":"top-protein-source-to-extend-lifespan-of-adults-revealed-in-study-of-101-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/55078\/","title":{"rendered":"Top protein source to extend lifespan of adults revealed in study of 101 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Consuming plant-based protein may help extend lifespans in adults, while animal-based protein appears more beneficial in early life, a new study has revealed.<\/p>\n

The research, published in Nature Communications, examined the relationship between protein sources and longevity across 101 countries.<\/p>\n

Scientists found that different protein sources offer age-specific benefits, with animal proteins supporting infant and childhood development, but plant proteins becoming more advantageous for adult longevity.<\/p>\n

Researchers used the geometric framework for nutrition to examine how nutritional environments relate to mortality rates in different countries.<\/p>\n

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The study specifically analysed animal-based protein (meat, poultry, seafood, dairy and eggs) and plant-based protein availability.<\/p>\n

Food balance sheets provided data on average food availability at national levels, allowing researchers to predict how different protein sources influence longevity.<\/p>\n

The analysis focused on two specific age points: children surviving to age 5 and adults living to age 60.<\/p>\n

Findings revealed that higher animal-based protein supplies were associated with enhanced survival during infancy and early childhood, regardless of total calorie availability.<\/p>\n

Researchers explained that animal proteins provide complete proteins that are more easily digestible and absorbable by young children.<\/p>\n

These proteins also deliver essential nutrients like iron, zinc and vitamin A, which are often lacking in developing countries with high under-5 mortality rates.<\/p>\n

Conversely, plant-based proteins became more positively influential for longevity as people aged.<\/p>\n

The study authors noted several limitations to their research. Their findings were based on national food supply data rather than individual dietary intake.<\/p>\n

This meant they couldn’t account for many variables that influence longevity.<\/p>\n

Analysis also couldn’t differentiate between types of carbohydrates and fats, nor between processed and unprocessed animal proteins.<\/p>\n

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Adults are encouraged to try swapping meat-heavy dishes for plant-forward alternatives<\/p>\n

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Higher fat availability, especially in countries with abundant animal proteins, was linked to earlier mortality.<\/p>\n

Incorporating more plant proteins into your diet doesn’t require becoming fully vegetarian or vegan.<\/p>\n

A flexitarian approach allows for gradual changes, such as adding legumes, tofu, nuts, seeds and whole grains like quinoa to meals.<\/p>\n

Try swapping meat-heavy dishes for plant-forward alternatives, like veggie pizza instead of pepperoni or vegetable hash with eggs instead of bacon.<\/p>\n

Combining plant and animal proteins works well in recipes like beef and bean sloppy joes or pesto chicken quinoa bowls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Consuming plant-based protein may help extend lifespans in adults, while animal-based protein appears more beneficial in early life,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55079,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4318],"tags":[105,388,4716,12,4434,512,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-55078","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-lifestyle","10":"tag-longevity","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-nutrition","13":"tag-sgg","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114410646852426688","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55078"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55078\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}