World's oldest people all eat this one 'superfood' for breakfast and it's actually quite common

If you wish to live a long healthy life, you need to incorporate one breakfast item into your daily routine.

Given you avoid an early death on the road, catching a deadly disease or falling foul some other way, if you do manage to live your life till your heart finally signs out, then you should listen to what all the oldest people in the world eat for breakfast.

If you want to live to 100 then you should include one important breakfast meal to your diet (Getty stock)

This 'superfood' is actually quite common, and if a UK survey of 2022 is anything to go by, more than a third of young adults aged 18 to 24 already eat this food for breakfast.

Before we get into it, let's quickly qualify who the the oldest people in the world are that we're referring to.

For those in the US, the city in Loma Linda, California, has been dubbed the 'Blue Zone' and it is populated by a number of Seventh-day Adventists - a Protestant Christian denomination commonly known for avoiding alcohol and smoking and observing a meat-free diet.

Residents of Loma Linda are also accompanied by their senior counterparts in Costa Rica, Greece and Japan, each home to regions where the locals are more likely to live to 100 - in fact, they're 10 times more likely than the average American to become a centenarian.

Glam-ma's know what they're doing and how to strive for longevity (Getty stock)

So, what should you have for breakfast if you're looking for longevity?

If you are to follow in the footsteps of most senior of all seniors in the world... you should dish up a bowl of oatmeal. Every. Single. Day.

The late Marge Jetton, who lived in the Loma Linda's Blue Zone until she was 105, explained to researchers her daily routine.

An extract from the study read: "Marge Jetton age 105 woke up every morning at 5:30 am read her Bible, had a breakfast of slow cook oatmeal, nuts, and dates with soymilk and a prune juice shooter.

"She would then ride her stationary bike for 30 minutes and get in her Cadillac and drive to her volunteer jobs for 7 different organizations."

A hot steamy bowl of porridge could the answer your heart is looking for (Getty stock)

Oatmeal has a number of health benefits, including lowering cholesterol and improving your heart.

WebMD writes: "Oatmeal is nutritionally rich. It has more protein than most grains and also contains numerous vitamins and minerals. It contains antioxidants and a soluble fiber called beta-glucan, which aids several systems of the body."

While a study of 2,000 adults in the UK, commissioned by milk alternative brand, Wunda, proved that oats are already a staple in a lot of young people's diets.

Research found that 18 to 24 year olds consume the most porridge of all age ranges, with 39 percent of them doing so, while prepping overnight oats to eat the following morning is also frequent with 33 percent of the same age range doing so.

If that's anything to go by then Gen Z is heading in the right direction.

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