A recent study of 44,000 Swedish individuals suggest that those who live to be 100-years-old often have lower levels of certain chemicals in their blood. Dr. Karin Modig, one of the study’s co-authors, wrote:
“Those who made it to their hundredth birthday tended to have lower levels of glucose, creatinine and uric acid from their 60s onwards. Very few of the centenarians had a glucose level above 6.5 earlier in life, or a creatinine level above 125.”
Still, Modig recognizes that “chance probably plays a role at some point in reaching an exceptional age, but the fact that differences in biomarkers could be observed a long time before death suggests that genes and lifestyle may also play a role.”
While the study draws no direct conclusions on what actions individuals can to prevent their glucose, creatinine, and uric acid levels low, Modig wrote that “it is reasonable to think that factors such as nutrition and alcohol intake play a role. Keeping track of your kidney and liver values, as well as glucose and uric acid as you get older, is probably not a bad idea.”
Sources:
https://nypost.com/2023/10/10/the-secret-to-a-long-healthy-life-found-in-seniors-blood/
