Healthy Aging and Dietary Patterns
A number of factors contribute to the complex process of aging, which finally define whether someone will or not develop age-associated chronic diseases in late life. These determinants comprise genetic susceptibility as well as various behavioral, environmental, and dietary factors, all of which ha...
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| author | Ligia J. Dominguez Nicola Veronese Eleonora Baiamonte Martina Guarrera Angela Parisi Chiara Ruffolo Federica Tagliaferri Mario Barbagallo |
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| description | A number of factors contribute to the complex process of aging, which finally define whether someone will or not develop age-associated chronic diseases in late life. These determinants comprise genetic susceptibility as well as various behavioral, environmental, and dietary factors, all of which have been shown to influence specific pathways regulating the aging process and the extension of life, which makes longevity a multidimensional phenomenon. Although a “miraculous elixir” or a “nutrition pill” are not plausible, researchers agree on the notion that nutritional factors have major impact on the risk of age-associated chronic non-communicable diseases and mortality. In recent years nutrition research in relation to health outcomes has considerably changed from focusing exclusively on single nutrients to considering combinations of foods rather than nutrients in isolation. Although research on specific nutrients is scientifically valid providing crucial evidence on the mechanisms by which nutrition impacts health, the recent switch targeting the multifaceted synergistic interplay among nutrients, other dietary constituents, and whole foods, has promoted emerging interest on the actions of total dietary patterns. This narrative review aims to describe some specific dietary patterns with evidence of associations with reduction in the incidence of chronic diseases allowing older adults to live a long-lasting and healthier life, and confirming the powerful impact nutrition can exert on healthy aging. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d0dda3d015974c7dbc45c093cadc808b2023-11-23T21:29:58ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432022-02-0114488910.3390/nu14040889Healthy Aging and Dietary PatternsLigia J. Dominguez0Nicola Veronese1Eleonora Baiamonte2Martina Guarrera3Angela Parisi4Chiara Ruffolo5Federica Tagliaferri6Mario Barbagallo7Geriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyGeriatric Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Palermo, 90100 Palermo, ItalyA number of factors contribute to the complex process of aging, which finally define whether someone will or not develop age-associated chronic diseases in late life. These determinants comprise genetic susceptibility as well as various behavioral, environmental, and dietary factors, all of which have been shown to influence specific pathways regulating the aging process and the extension of life, which makes longevity a multidimensional phenomenon. Although a “miraculous elixir” or a “nutrition pill” are not plausible, researchers agree on the notion that nutritional factors have major impact on the risk of age-associated chronic non-communicable diseases and mortality. In recent years nutrition research in relation to health outcomes has considerably changed from focusing exclusively on single nutrients to considering combinations of foods rather than nutrients in isolation. Although research on specific nutrients is scientifically valid providing crucial evidence on the mechanisms by which nutrition impacts health, the recent switch targeting the multifaceted synergistic interplay among nutrients, other dietary constituents, and whole foods, has promoted emerging interest on the actions of total dietary patterns. This narrative review aims to describe some specific dietary patterns with evidence of associations with reduction in the incidence of chronic diseases allowing older adults to live a long-lasting and healthier life, and confirming the powerful impact nutrition can exert on healthy aging.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/14/4/889aginghealthy agingdietary patternlongevitydietlifestyle |
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| title | Healthy Aging and Dietary Patterns |
| title_full | Healthy Aging and Dietary Patterns |
| title_fullStr | Healthy Aging and Dietary Patterns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthy Aging and Dietary Patterns |
| title_short | Healthy Aging and Dietary Patterns |
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| topic | aging healthy aging dietary pattern longevity diet lifestyle |
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