How does limiting unhealthy fat from my diet affect aging?

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  1. Dr. Michael Roizen
     
    Dr. Michael Roizen answered:
    Try to keep your intake of saturated and trans fats (the "aging fats") to less than 20 grams a day. (You'll need to keep track but don't have to be exact.) Eating more than this amount correlates with arterial aging and cancer, especially breast and prostate cancer. Saturated and trans fats also sap your energy right away and on a long-term basis. By eating fewer than 20 grams of saturated fats and trans fats a day out of approximately 60 grams of total fat a day (the rest should be healthy fats), you can make your RealAge (physiologic age) as much as six years younger.
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