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Turmeric

promising, not proven · Curcuma longa
no number because no lifespan study covers it
no lifespan data · inflammation

What it does

Curcumin damps inflammatory signals in lab studies; human evidence is limited.

Why there is no number here

No lifespan study covers turmeric. Rather than invent a figure, we say so. What it does have evidence for is inflammation. Plenty of good food has no mortality data behind it — that does not make it bad, it makes it unmeasured.

What it is made of

How to eat it

With black pepper, absorption multiplies.

Source: review · Frontiers in Nutrition · US NCI, 2024 (review).

Minutes derived from Fadnes LT, Økland J-M, Haaland ØA, Johansson KA. Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study. PLOS Medicine 19(2):e1003889, 2022. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889

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হলুদ

কারকিউমিন গবেষণাগারে প্রদাহ-সংকেত কমায়; মানুষে প্রমাণ সীমিত।

গোলমরিচের সাথে খেলে শোষণ বহুগুণ বাড়ে।

এর আয়ু নিয়ে কোনো তথ্য নেই — তাই আমরা কোনো সংখ্যা বসাই না।

120 is the biological ceiling, not a promise. These are population estimates from a peer-reviewed model, not a personal forecast. Educational information, not medical advice.