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Mussels

fish seafood · 1 cup raw (in shell, edible portion ~100g)

Mussels scores 45 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on TELO.

45
HBI score · Below average

Why it scores the way it does

  • Its strongest longevity signal is TELO (6/10), backed by AMPK.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so mussels is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
53
Micronutrient
density
69
Phytochemical
ORAC
35
Anti-inflammatory
DII
82
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
0
Cardiovascular
K:Na
10

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
5.0
NRF2
NRF2
5.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
3.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
4.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
3.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
2.0
NAD+
NAD+
4.0
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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