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Elderberry

fruit · 1 cup

Elderberry scores 70 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on AMPK.

70
HBI score · Good

Why it scores high

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
67
Micronutrient
density
19
Phytochemical
ORAC
90
Anti-inflammatory
DII
100
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
30
Cardiovascular
K:Na
100

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
7.0
NRF2
NRF2
6.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
4.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
6.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
6.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
6.0
NAD+
NAD+
2.0
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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