In South Korea, beauty trends are constantly evolving, but one rising movement is capturing the attention of younger generations like never before—the Korean slow aging diet. This approach has long been a focus for older generations, often turning to external remedies to achieve youthful and radiant skin.
However, this craze isn't about external solutions like skincare products. Instead, it focuses on eating certain foods while avoiding others.
What’s fueling this growing interest among younger Koreans? Is it tied to social media, shifting lifestyle priorities, or perhaps a deeper understanding of long-term wellness? Keep reading to better understand why the slow aging diet is gaining popularity among millennials and Gen Z.
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What is the Korean Slow Aging Diet?
Many of you may have heard about the Korean weight loss diet but not the slow aging diet. The latter involves consuming or avoiding certain foods to maintain a youthful-looking skin.
The most popular slow aging diet in South Korea is called the Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND). Jung HeeWon, the founder of the country's diet movement, was the one who came up with this. Jung is a medical professor and doctor at the geriatric medicine department at Asan Medical Center in Seoul.
As the name suggests, the MIND diet features the Mediterranean diet, which is about eating less processed foods and ensuring a balanced intake of whole grains and protein. It is combined with the
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