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Smelt

fish seafood · 3 oz (~4-5 small smelt)

Smelt scores 41 on the Healthy Body Index, with its clearest signal on AMPK.

41
HBI score · Below average

Why it scores the way it does

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

Dimension breakdown

0–100 per dimension
Longevity
AMPK · NRF2
50
Micronutrient
density
34
Phytochemical
ORAC
22
Anti-inflammatory
DII
80
Gut microbiome
prebiotic
0
Cardiovascular
K:Na
70

Longevity pathway activation

0–10 per pathway
AMPK
AMPK
5.0
NRF2
NRF2
4.0
AUTOPHAGY
Autophagy
2.0
SIRT
Sirtuin
4.0
mTOR↓
mTOR
4.0
SENO
Senolytic activity
1.0
NAD+
NAD+
5.0
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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