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Red Leaf Lettuce

leafy green · 1 cup shredded

Red Leaf Lettuce scores 57 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on TELO.

57
HBI score · Balanced

Why it scores the way it does

  • Its strongest longevity signal is TELO (5/10), backed by AMPK.
  • HBI uses best-of-top-3 scoring, so red leaf lettuce is credited for the pathways it excels at.

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
43
Micronutrient
density
72
Phytochemical
ORAC
55
Anti-inflammatory
DII
85
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
15
Cardiovascular
K:Na
70

Longevity pathway activation

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