Some fruits and vegetables could slow down the aging process, according to a study

Fruits have a ton of health benefits, and a few could even help slow the aging process, according to a new report.

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Researchers at the University of Minnesota's Faculty of Medicine recently conducted a study, published in the journal EBioMedicine, to determine how fisetine, a natural medicine and herbal chemical found in many fruits and vegetables , can help extend the life.

As a person ages, their cells are naturally more damaged and undergo an aging process called cell senescence, the scientists explained. Although these damaged cells normally go away when a person is young, the body has a harder time getting rid of them as the person gets older.

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"So they start to build up, cause low-level inflammation and release enzymes that can degrade the tissue," the team said.

Fisetin, however, might help to eliminate the damaged cells. Scientists have previously published a study demonstrating that the drug, found in apples, strawberries, onions and cucumbers, could improve physical function in the elderly, and therefore tested their hypothesis by giving it to aging mice.

After analyzing the results, they found that the life span of rodents had been prolonged by more than 10%.

"These results suggest that we can extend the health period, called healthspan, even towards the end of life," the team wrote.

The team then tested fisetine on human tissue in the laboratory to study how it would interact with human cells. They have been able to reduce the damage, which means that the process could also work for people.

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But they said they would need to adjust the dose of fisetin because the amount usually found in fruits and vegetables is not enough to achieve the same result.