Purple Sweet Potatoes
Beat out grape skins, elderberry, red cabbage, and purple corn for antioxidant activity; reduce inflammation, amplify autophagy, delay senescence
Active Compounds
Bioactive compounds found in Purple Sweet Potatoes, based on research from longevity science.
- Anthocyanins
Source: How Not to Age
- Beta-carotene
a rich source of anti-oxidants and the vitamin A precursor beta carotene
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
Health Benefits
Health conditions and aging processes that Purple Sweet Potatoes may influence, based on the source research.
Protects Against
- Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
A purple sweet potato concoction successfully dampened liver inflammation better than a placebo—due to anthocyanin pigments that prevent fat accumulation in liver cells.
Source: How Not to Die
- Aging
anthocyanins, which have been found to delay aging
Source: The Young Forever Cookbook
Biological Mechanisms
How Purple Sweet Potatoes works at a cellular level.
- PromotesAntioxidant Defense
Beat out grape skins, elderberry, red cabbage, and purple corn for antioxidant activity
- PromotesSirtuin Activation
Activates sirtuin activity by boosting levels of NAD+ in mice
Recipes with Purple Sweet Potatoes
Sources
- How Not to Age
- The Young Forever Cookbook
- How Not to Die