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Black Walnut

nut seed · 1 oz (~14 halves)

Black Walnut scores 65 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on SIRT.

65
HBI score · Balanced

Why it scores the way it does

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
63
Micronutrient
density
9
Phytochemical
ORAC
78
Anti-inflammatory
DII
100
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
50
Cardiovascular
K:Na
100

Longevity pathway activation

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