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Kale Lacinato

leafy green · 1 cup raw chopped

Kale Lacinato scores 76 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on TELO.

76
HBI score · Good

Why it scores high

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
78
Micronutrient
density
100
Phytochemical
ORAC
75
Anti-inflammatory
DII
98
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
15
Cardiovascular
K:Na
70

Longevity pathway activation

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

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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