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Garlic

herb spice · 3 cloves

Garlic scores 57 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NRF2.

57
HBI score · Balanced

Why it scores the way it does

  • Its strongest longevity signal is NRF2 (8/10), backed by AMPK.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so garlic is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
75
Micronutrient
density
24
Phytochemical
ORAC
72
Anti-inflammatory
DII
100
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
50
Cardiovascular
K:Na
85

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
7.0
NRF2
NRF2
8.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
5.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
5.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
6.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
4.0
NAD+
NAD+
4.0
TELO
Telomere
6.0

HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring — a food is judged on the pathways it excels at, not diluted by the ones it doesn’t touch.

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