Curcumin may help in the prevention and treatment of age-related chronic diseases

Human longevity and healthy aging are complex phenotypes influenced by both environmental and genetic factors such as physical activity, diet, health habits, and psychosocial situations. Diet and caloric restriction are important factors in aging well.

If curcumin can truly help prevent heart disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease, it may also help people live longer. Curcumin, a polyphenolic compound found in the Curcuma longa plant, has been demonstrated to have anti-aging properties. This shows curcumin might be useful as an anti-aging supplement. Curcumin and its metabolites have been shown to increase the mean lifetime of aging model organisms such as C. elegans, D. melanogaster, yeast, and mouse in recent studies on aging and age-related disease in model organisms. Furthermore, given that oxidation and inflammation are thought to play a role in aging, curcumin might have far-reaching effects beyond preventing disease.