Alfredo Sauce

condiment · 1/4 cup

Alfredo Sauce scores 6 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on NAD+.

HBI score · Depleting

Why it scores low

Its strongest longevity signal is NAD+ (3/10), backed by SIRT.
HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so alfredo sauce is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension

Longevity

AMPK · NRF2

Micronutrient

density

Phytochemical

ORAC

Anti-inflammatory

DII

Gut microbiome

prebiotic

Cardiovascular

K:Na

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway

AMPK

1.0

NRF2

1.0

AUTOPHAGY

Autophagy

1.0

SIRT

Sirtuin

2.0

mTOR↓

mTOR

2.0

SENO

Senolytic activity

1.0

NAD+

3.0

TELO

Telomere

2.0

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.

Key compounds

none significanttrace)none

The evidence

Verified

Dietary intake of menaquinone is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease
The Journal of Nutrition, Geleijnse JM et al. et al., 2004
Phylloquinone intake and risk of cardiovascular diseases in men
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD, Geleijnse JM et al., 2007
doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2006.03.008
Dairy consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis
BMC Medicine, Chen M et al., 2014
doi:10.1186/s12916-014-0215-1
High dietary menaquinone intake is associated with reduced coronary calcification
Atherosclerosis, Beulens JW et al., 2009
doi:10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.07.010
Dairy foods and bone health: a review of the evidence
The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Weaver CM et al., 2000
doi:10.1093/ajcn/72.3.681

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