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1: Olive oilFour decades ago, researchers from the Seven Countries Studyconcluded that the monounsaturated fats in olive oil were largelyresponsible for the low rates of heart disease and cancer on theGreek island of Crete. Now we know that olive oil also containspolyphenols, powerful antioxidants that may help prevent age-related diseases.2: YogurtIn the 1970s, Soviet Georgia was rumored to have morecentenarians per capita than any other country. Reports at thetime claimed that the secret of their long lives was yogurt, a foodubiquitous in their diets. While the age-defying powers of yogurtnever have been proved directly, yogurt is rich in calcium, whichhelps stave off osteoporosis and contains “good bacteria” thathelp maintain gut health and diminish the incidence of age-relatedintestinal illness.3: FishThirty years ago, researchers began to study why the nativeInuits of Alaska were remarkably free of heart disease. Thereason, scientists now think, is the extraordinary amount of fishthey consume. Fish is an abundant source of omega-3 fats, whichhelp prevent cholesterol buildup in arteries and protect againstabnormal heart rhythms.4: ChocolateThe Kuna people of the San Blas islands, off the coast of Panama,have a rate of heart disease that is nine times less than that ofmainland Panamanians. The reason? The Kuna drink plenty of abeverage made with generous proportions of cocoa, which isunusually rich in flavanols that help preserve the healthy functionof blood vessels. Maintaining youthful blood vessels lowers risk of
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