The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging
Oxidative stress has been suggested to affect age-associated physiological dysfunction. Therefore, it is speculated that antioxidant supplements could have a potential role in preventing age-related diseases and death. Among different dietary habits, the highly antioxidant Mediterranean dietary patt...
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| author | Kyriazoula Chatzianagnostou Serena Del Turco Alessandro Pingitore Laura Sabatino Cristina Vassalle |
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| description | Oxidative stress has been suggested to affect age-associated physiological dysfunction. Therefore, it is speculated that antioxidant supplements could have a potential role in preventing age-related diseases and death. Among different dietary habits, the highly antioxidant Mediterranean dietary pattern, which includes high vegetable and fruit intake, consumption of legumes, cereals, and fish, low intake of meat and dairy derivatives, moderate red wine consumption, and use of extra-virgin olive oil, is characterized by other aspects than food, such as conviviality, sensory stimulation, socialization, biodiversity, and seasonality that can reinforce the Mediterranean diet’s (MeD) beneficial effects on wellbeing, quality of life, and healthy aging. The present review aims to discuss available data on the relationship between oxidative stress and aging, biomarkers of oxidative stress status, protective effects of the MeD, and the adoption of the Mediterranean lifestyle as a non-pharmacological and natural tool to cope with oxidative stress damage for a longer life span, and—even more important—healthy aging beyond the biological, psychological, and social challenges that old age entails. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-579902ebc02d475db8c5e77a759cb5072023-09-02T09:12:07ZengMDPI AGAntioxidants2076-39212015-11-014471973610.3390/antiox4040719antiox4040719The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy AgingKyriazoula Chatzianagnostou0Serena Del Turco1Alessandro Pingitore2Laura Sabatino3Cristina Vassalle4Fondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio and Institute of Clinical Physiology-CNR, Pisa 56124, ItalyFondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio and Institute of Clinical Physiology-CNR, Pisa 56124, ItalyFondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio and Institute of Clinical Physiology-CNR, Pisa 56124, ItalyFondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio and Institute of Clinical Physiology-CNR, Pisa 56124, ItalyFondazione CNR-Regione Toscana G. Monasterio and Institute of Clinical Physiology-CNR, Pisa 56124, ItalyOxidative stress has been suggested to affect age-associated physiological dysfunction. Therefore, it is speculated that antioxidant supplements could have a potential role in preventing age-related diseases and death. Among different dietary habits, the highly antioxidant Mediterranean dietary pattern, which includes high vegetable and fruit intake, consumption of legumes, cereals, and fish, low intake of meat and dairy derivatives, moderate red wine consumption, and use of extra-virgin olive oil, is characterized by other aspects than food, such as conviviality, sensory stimulation, socialization, biodiversity, and seasonality that can reinforce the Mediterranean diet’s (MeD) beneficial effects on wellbeing, quality of life, and healthy aging. The present review aims to discuss available data on the relationship between oxidative stress and aging, biomarkers of oxidative stress status, protective effects of the MeD, and the adoption of the Mediterranean lifestyle as a non-pharmacological and natural tool to cope with oxidative stress damage for a longer life span, and—even more important—healthy aging beyond the biological, psychological, and social challenges that old age entails.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/4/4/719Mediterranean dietoxidative stressantioxidantsagingchronic degenerative diseases |
| spellingShingle | Kyriazoula Chatzianagnostou Serena Del Turco Alessandro Pingitore Laura Sabatino Cristina Vassalle The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging Antioxidants Mediterranean diet oxidative stress antioxidants aging chronic degenerative diseases |
| title | The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging |
| title_full | The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging |
| title_fullStr | The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging |
| title_short | The Mediterranean Lifestyle as a Non-Pharmacological and Natural Antioxidant for Healthy Aging |
| title_sort | mediterranean lifestyle as a non pharmacological and natural antioxidant for healthy aging |
| topic | Mediterranean diet oxidative stress antioxidants aging chronic degenerative diseases |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/4/4/719 |
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