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Arugula

leafy green · 2 cups

Arugula scores 71 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on TELO.

71
HBI score · Good

Why it scores high

  • Its strongest longevity signal is TELO (7/10), backed by AMPK.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so arugula is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
63
Micronutrient
density
85
Phytochemical
ORAC
68
Anti-inflammatory
DII
100
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
15
Cardiovascular
K:Na
70

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
6.0
NRF2
NRF2
6.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
4.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
4.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
6.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
4.0
NAD+
NAD+
3.0
TELO
Telomere
7.0

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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