Cereal fiber associated with longer telomere length.
Linoleic acid associated with shorter telomere length.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20219960
Omega-3 associated with longer telomere length.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20085953
High meat consumption associated with coronary artery calcium
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20723641
Processed meat associated with shorter teleomere length.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18996878
Ornish lifestyle changes associated with increased telomerase.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18799354
Curcumin (found in turmeric) inhibits telomerase. This might partly explain low life expectancy in India.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17569215
Exercise upregulates telomerase activity
http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/full/circulationaha;120/24/2405
Older people have shorter telomeres and cancer cells have shorter telomeres because of more cell divisions. Ninety percent of cancer cells express telomerase.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere
