Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily
<p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper pays attention to the modifiable lifestyle factors such as diet and nutrition that might influence life extension and successful ageing. Previous data reported that in Sicily, the biggest Mediterranean island, there are some places where there is a hig...
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| author | Vasto Sonya Rizzo Claudia Caruso Calogero |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper pays attention to the modifiable lifestyle factors such as diet and nutrition that might influence life extension and successful ageing. Previous data reported that in Sicily, the biggest Mediterranean island, there are some places where there is a high frequency of male centenarians with respect to the Italian average. The present data show that in Sicani Mountain zone there are more centenarians with respect to the Italian average. In fact, in five villages of Sicani Mountains, there were 19 people with an age range of 100–107 years old from a total population of 18,328 inhabitants. So, the centenarian number was 4.32-fold higher than the national average (10.37 vs. 2.4/10,000); the female/male ratio was 1.1:1 in the study area, while the national ratio is 4.54:1. Unequivocally, their nutritional assessment showed a high adherence to the Mediterranean nutritional profile with low glycemic index food consumed. To reach successful ageing it is advisable to follow a diet with low quantity of saturated fat and high amount of fruits and vegetables rich in phytochemicals.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4753f823b1854cb5bba7be2e42f9ce3a2022-12-21T23:21:31ZengBMCImmunity & Ageing1742-49332012-04-01911010.1186/1742-4933-9-10Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of SicilyVasto SonyaRizzo ClaudiaCaruso Calogero<p>Abstract</p> <p>This paper pays attention to the modifiable lifestyle factors such as diet and nutrition that might influence life extension and successful ageing. Previous data reported that in Sicily, the biggest Mediterranean island, there are some places where there is a high frequency of male centenarians with respect to the Italian average. The present data show that in Sicani Mountain zone there are more centenarians with respect to the Italian average. In fact, in five villages of Sicani Mountains, there were 19 people with an age range of 100–107 years old from a total population of 18,328 inhabitants. So, the centenarian number was 4.32-fold higher than the national average (10.37 vs. 2.4/10,000); the female/male ratio was 1.1:1 in the study area, while the national ratio is 4.54:1. Unequivocally, their nutritional assessment showed a high adherence to the Mediterranean nutritional profile with low glycemic index food consumed. To reach successful ageing it is advisable to follow a diet with low quantity of saturated fat and high amount of fruits and vegetables rich in phytochemicals.</p>http://www.immunityageing.com/content/9/1/10AgeingCentenarianLongevityMediterranean diet |
| spellingShingle | Vasto Sonya Rizzo Claudia Caruso Calogero Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily Immunity & Ageing Ageing Centenarian Longevity Mediterranean diet |
| title | Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily |
| title_full | Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily |
| title_fullStr | Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily |
| title_full_unstemmed | Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily |
| title_short | Centenarians and diet: what they eat in the Western part of Sicily |
| title_sort | centenarians and diet what they eat in the western part of sicily |
| topic | Ageing Centenarian Longevity Mediterranean diet |
| url | http://www.immunityageing.com/content/9/1/10 |
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