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Bitter Melon

vegetable · 1 cup pieces

Bitter Melon scores 73 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on AMPK.

73
HBI score · Good

Why it scores high

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
75
Micronutrient
density
59
Phytochemical
ORAC
62
Anti-inflammatory
DII
95
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
30
Cardiovascular
K:Na
100

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
8.0
NRF2
NRF2
6.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
6.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
5.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
7.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
4.0
NAD+
NAD+
3.0
TELO
Telomere
5.0

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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