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Cassava

vegetable · 1 medium piece

Cassava scores 28 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on mTOR↓.

28
HBI score · Poor

Why it scores low

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
30
Micronutrient
density
7
Phytochemical
ORAC
12
Anti-inflammatory
DII
0
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
15
Cardiovascular
K:Na
85

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
2.0
NRF2
NRF2
2.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
2.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
1.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
3.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
1.0
NAD+
NAD+
3.0
TELO
Telomere
3.0

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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