NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating chocolate and drinking tea or coffee may help people live longer, but on one condition, according to a new study.
The study found that attaching tea, chocolate or coffee with zinc supplements activates a compound that helps slow down aging.
This recipe also resists "internal stress", which accumulates naturally over the years, leading to cancer or Alzheimer's disease.
Zinc is an important metal component that contributes to many of the basic functions of the body, such as its role in the production of insulin and proteins, and strengthen the immune system and the development of embryos.
Zinc is a relatively safe supplement, even if you take high doses of it, German researchers from the University of Erlingen-Nuremberg said. Regularly eating it in your diet helps slow aging.
"Zinc has other benefits, such as improved liver function and heart failure, and plays an important role in developing educational and behavioral abilities," they said.
"Chocolate, coffee and tea contain antioxidants that help fight cell damage."
