Peas, New Secrets Extend Age

Eating peas can be beneficial to heart health, even raising hopes for a more long-lived.

A selection of food can help a person avoid the risk of heart failure, where the heart becomes too weak to pump blood around the body. And men seem to benefit more than women.

Scientists say that men who regularly eat legumes, likely to die from heart failure can be reduced by 50 percent. In addition, the peas were also assessed daily intake can menajadi to have longevity.

The main ingredient in beans that have a defensive role against heart disease is a natural compound called spermidine. The compound is also found in foods such as blue cheese, chicken liver, and shellfish.

Spermidine was first discovered by scientists in the semen of men and is considered essential for the growth of healthy tissue.

But in recent years, studies have shown that foods with high levels of spermidine also can slow the aging process and protect the health of the heart.

And to get these conclusions, the international research team led by scientists from the University of Graz, Austria, has conducted two experiments.