Fourteen Foods for a Long Life.

A best-selling weight loss guide in the United States claims that the secret equation for weight loss, health, and longevity is 14 essential foods. One of the book's authors, Dr. Pratt, says that the right foods can actually extend your life.

Pratt says that superfoods help prevent cell damage, which can develop into diseases. In addition, superfoods have the beneficial effect of making you feel better, more beautiful, and more energetic. He says: "If you eat a healthy meal of whole grains, you will feel full faster and won't gain weight."

These foods are all rich in nutrients and low in calories, and can prevent or even alleviate heart disease, diabetes, certain types of cancer, and dementia.

These 14 superfoods are: beans, blueberries, broccoli, oats, oranges, pumpkin, salmon, soy, spinach, tea, eggplant, turkey, walnuts, and cheese.

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