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[ImmortalSpace]

So theres this guy named Markus Rothkranz and he's 51 but looks like hes 40.

I've seen a lot of people who were raw vegan look younger than their age- even vegans like Jared Leto. 

I think it's because fruits and vegtables are loaded with vitamins, minerals and other phytochemicals that most processed foods

are very deficient of. Even Christina Berkley, shes 61 but looks like shes 40, shes been a vegan forever.

Also Masako Mizutani looks younger for her age (but ofc she spends a lot of time with her facial routine), shes 40 and a vegan but looks 20. 

My hypothesis is fruits and vegtables play a considerable role in making someone look younger.

I'm sorry, but you can't deny the connection here, okay. 

 

Masako Mizutani (47) (46 in the photo)

 

Markus Rothkranz (52) 

 

Christina Brinkley (61)

 

So yeah, share thoughts.

[mustardseed41]

Yea we have been down this road before. There are also plenty of examples going the opposite way of raw vegans who look much older than their years. I'm sure the sun worship via no sunscreen played it's role also.

[DanielEdward]

I'm going mad researching Jared Leto's diet. I think he has a very refined list of what he will and will not eat

 

Considering giving up onions because he says he doesn't like them

[DanielEdward]

^ Which begs the question where does he get his quercetin? Without it, his ears must really ring, being in a rock band -_-

If you trawl google images, you can find images of his meals uploaded to his blog (whether he eats everything he posts we'll never know).

[Heyman]

IMO if you don't have some deficiencies nutrition is not that important for looking young. Likely it helps to get some antioxidants into your skin, but using topicals is probably more effective in that regard.

[Maecenas]

How old you look primarily depends on several factors totally unrelated to antioxidants and nutrients in your diet. Moreover - how old you look doesn't tell much about your health. For example, some marathon runners look exteremely old for their age because of a combination of a very low subcutaneous facial fat and prolonged sun exposure. I've seen marathoners and other people who had wrinkles of  70 year olds in their forties.It doesn't tell much about their overall health - on the other hand, 50 year old marathoners often have blood test results and performance of people half their age, they live to a ripe old age and significantly longer than the average folks, even if they look like dried prunes.

Many vegans do look younger than their age mainly because most of them are obsessed about their looks and health and that was why they have chosen a particular diet in the first place, so they use sunscreens and generally take a great care of their skin. 

In my opinion, diet doesn't have much influence over how old you look. Maybe it's even the least important factor given that you have a well balanced macronutrient and vitamin intake and eat a variety of foods.  What matters in regards of looking younger are mainly five factors: 1. Sun exposure 2. Skin pigmentation 3. Genetics (particular genes can slow down the aging) 4. Facial bones structure (some people can look 40 in their 20's just because of their facial features) 5. Facial subcutaneous fat 6. Smoking/alcohol 7.Stress(?)

That been said, I think Jared Leto is an extreme case of looking younger than your age. But so does his brother Shannon. Ironically even the leading guitarist in their rock band looks younger. So it'd be nice to find out his/their secret. 

 

Edited by Maecenas, 10 April 2015 - 12:19 AM.

[Qowpel]

How old you look primarily depends on several factors totally unrelated to antioxidants and nutrients in your diet. Moreover - how old you look doesn't tell much about your health. For example, some marathon runners look exteremely old for their age because of a combination of a very low subcutaneous facial fat and prolonged sun exposure. I've seen marathoners and other people who had wrinkles of  70 year olds in their forties.It doesn't tell much about their overall health - on the other hand, 50 year old marathoners often have blood test results and performance of people half their age, they live to a ripe old age and significantly longer than the average folks, even if they look like dried prunes.

Many vegans do look younger than their age mainly because most of them are obsessed about their looks and health and that was why they have chosen a particular diet in the first place, so they use sunscreens and generally take a great care of their skin. 

In my opinion, diet doesn't have much influence over how old you look. Maybe it's even the least important factor given that you have a well balanced macronutrient and vitamin intake and eat a variety of foods.  What matters in regards of looking younger are mainly five factors: 1. Sun exposure 2. Skin pigmentation 3. Genetics (particular genes can slow down the aging) 4. Facial bones structure (some people can look 40 in their 20's just because of their facial features) 5. Facial subcutaneous fat 6. Smoking/alcohol 7.Stress(?)

That been said, I think Jared Leto is an extreme case of looking younger than your age. But so does his brother Shannon. Ironically even the leading guitarist in their rock band looks younger. So it'd be nice to find out his/their secret. 

 

So you are saying Advanced Glycation End products play little role in the skin/subcutaneous fat aging process?

[Chupo]

You can cherry pick anyone who eats any diet and come up with people who look either well-preserved or aged. Have you seen Doug Graham or Ann Osborne? Both are long-term raw vegans who look much older than their ages.

[sensei]

Honestly, the Japanese woman looks average for a 47 year old Japanese woman.

 

 

[ImmortalSpace]

Nearly everyone that looks younger eats more fruits and vegetables.

IT's not necessarily about being vegan, it's just that vegans tend to eat more fruits and vegetables...and focus on being healthier.

[Chupo]

Nearly everyone that looks younger eats more fruits and vegetables.

IT's not necessarily about being vegan, it's just that vegans tend to eat more fruits and vegetables...and focus on being healthier.

 

What do you think about the Andersen family? They don't eat plants at all. Honestly, I think Charlene looks good for her age. Joe, not so much.

[platypus]

How old you look primarily depends on several factors totally unrelated to antioxidants and nutrients in your diet. Moreover - how old you look doesn't tell much about your health. For example, some marathon runners look exteremely old for their age because of a combination of a very low subcutaneous facial fat and prolonged sun exposure. I've seen marathoners and other people who had wrinkles of  70 year olds in their forties.

What if those wrinkles are also a sign of damage to the body through overtraining? 

[bosharpe]

I'm going mad researching Jared Leto's diet. I think he has a very refined list of what he will and will not eat

 

Considering giving up onions because he says he doesn't like them

 

Any information on his diet you can share with us?

[Maecenas]

 

How old you look primarily depends on several factors totally unrelated to antioxidants and nutrients in your diet. Moreover - how old you look doesn't tell much about your health. For example, some marathon runners look exteremely old for their age because of a combination of a very low subcutaneous facial fat and prolonged sun exposure. I've seen marathoners and other people who had wrinkles of  70 year olds in their forties.

What if those wrinkles are also a sign of damage to the body through overtraining? 

 

Following that logic - marathon runners would have a lower life expectancy and poorer health which is not the case. Yet there are studies which prove that an elevated cortisol accelerates the breakdown of collagen in the skin, so I can assume that it can have a very slight influence, but nevertheless - skin aging is mostly caused by extrinsic causes. 

Edited by Maecenas, 30 April 2015 - 03:13 PM.

[Maecenas]

 

Nearly everyone that looks younger eats more fruits and vegetables.

IT's not necessarily about being vegan, it's just that vegans tend to eat more fruits and vegetables...and focus on being healthier.

 

What do you think about the Andersen family? They don't eat plants at all. Honestly, I think Charlene looks good for her age. Joe, not so much.

 

The diet they claim to follow is extremely deficient in  major macro and micronutrients and would lead to severe health problems even after a quite short period of time, not to say years. It's very dangerous healthwise. 

Edited by Maecenas, 30 April 2015 - 03:39 PM.

[Heyman]

What if those wrinkles are also a sign of damage to the body through overtraining? 

They most likely don't have these wrinkles at areas of their body which are not exposed, e.g. their buttocks will look wrinkle-free. This is true for many old people as well.

[Chupo]

 

 

Nearly everyone that looks younger eats more fruits and vegetables.

IT's not necessarily about being vegan, it's just that vegans tend to eat more fruits and vegetables...and focus on being healthier.

 

What do you think about the Andersen family? They don't eat plants at all. Honestly, I think Charlene looks good for her age. Joe, not so much.

 

The diet they claim to follow is extremely deficient in  major macro and micronutrients and would lead to severe health problems even after a quite short period of time, not to say years. It's very dangerous healthwise. 

 

 

Macronutrients require different amounts of micronutrients for metabolism. People on all meat diets don't get scurvy despite a lack of vitamin C  while people on solely grains do get scurvy (and beriberi when refined)  but those on only root vegetables don't. Thiamine is used in the metabolism of carbohydrates and ethanol for example. Vitamin E is used up when consuming sugar or PUFA.  Vitamin B6 is used in the metabolism of fat. Then there's the milieu of genetics. Those who process, utilize, and recycle  certain micronutrients and can handle certain macronutrients more effectively will do better on one diet while their counterparts will do better on another.