If you want to live to 100, start the day off right.
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At this point, its no secret that breakfast is a crucial meal.
Breakfastis also an important opportunity to start your day on a nutritious foot.
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needs for the day, adds Alexis Law, registered dietitian with Top Nutrition Coaching.
But did you know that eating breakfast may also encourage greater longevity?
Forgoing this meal is also associated with greater risk for a handful of cancers.
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These diagnoses, or complications related to them, are among the leading causes of death in America.
Breakfast is alwayshigh-fiber, whichsupports the gutand ultimatelyreduces inflammation.
Buettner also adds that centenarians often eat largely whole food,plant-based diets.
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About 90 percent of the diet iswhole grains, garden vegetables, tubers, andbeans, Buettner mentions.
Oatmeal
In one of the only American blue zones,oatmealis often on the menu for breakfast.
In Loma Linda, California its usually oatmeal, Buettner shares of the go-to breakfast choice.
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A daily cup of beans are the cornerstone of every longevity diet in the world, Buettner adds.
Tofuthough a processed form of soybeanscan help you meet this daily goal.
Plus, this soy product is rich in soy isoflavones,.
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All of these ingredients are packed with nutrients to decrease inflammation and keep chronic illness at bay.
And for even more pronounced benefits, opt for anutritious bread choicelike whole grain orsourdough.
Plus, this breakfast can be prepped the night or weekend before for busy mornings.
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Breakfast doesnt need to be complicated, Jaspan encourages.
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Oftentimes, centenarians actually start the day with a savory meal.
Granola and fruits are high fiber foods also essential for ahealthy gut microbiome, Jaspan adds.
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In Okinawa, Japan, breakfast is amiso soupwith root vegetables, says Buettner.
Nut butters like peanut oralmond butterare high inmagnesium, which can help prevent osteoporosis, Law explains.
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