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The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers
Despite the increasing life expectancy, an individual’s later years tends to be accompanied by a decrease in the quality of life. Though biological changes that occur through the natural process of aging cannot be controlled, the risk factors associated with lifestyle can. Thus, the main goal of thi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8838212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35276919 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14030554 |
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author | Leitão, Catarina Mignano, Anna Estrela, Marta Fardilha, Margarida Figueiras, Adolfo Roque, Fátima Herdeiro, Maria Teresa |
author_facet | Leitão, Catarina Mignano, Anna Estrela, Marta Fardilha, Margarida Figueiras, Adolfo Roque, Fátima Herdeiro, Maria Teresa |
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description | Despite the increasing life expectancy, an individual’s later years tends to be accompanied by a decrease in the quality of life. Though biological changes that occur through the natural process of aging cannot be controlled, the risk factors associated with lifestyle can. Thus, the main goal of this systematic review was to evaluate how nutrition can modulate aging. For this purpose, thirty-six studies were selected on (i) the efficiency of nutrition’s effect on aging, (ii) the evaluation of biomarkers that promote healthy aging, and (iii) how to increase longevity through nutrition, and their quality was assessed. The results showed that choosing low carbohydrate diets or diets rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, cereals, fish, and unsaturated fats, containing antioxidants, potassium, and omega-3 decreased cardiovascular diseases and obesity risk, protected the brain from aging, reduced the risk of telomere shortening, and promoted an overall healthier life. With this study, the conclusion is that since the biological processes of aging cannot be controlled, changing one’s nutritional patterns is crucial to prevent the emergence and development of diseases, boost longevity, and, mostly, to enhance one’s quality of life and promote healthy aging. |
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spelling | pubmed-88382122022-02-13 The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers Leitão, Catarina Mignano, Anna Estrela, Marta Fardilha, Margarida Figueiras, Adolfo Roque, Fátima Herdeiro, Maria Teresa Nutrients Systematic Review Despite the increasing life expectancy, an individual’s later years tends to be accompanied by a decrease in the quality of life. Though biological changes that occur through the natural process of aging cannot be controlled, the risk factors associated with lifestyle can. Thus, the main goal of this systematic review was to evaluate how nutrition can modulate aging. For this purpose, thirty-six studies were selected on (i) the efficiency of nutrition’s effect on aging, (ii) the evaluation of biomarkers that promote healthy aging, and (iii) how to increase longevity through nutrition, and their quality was assessed. The results showed that choosing low carbohydrate diets or diets rich in vegetables, fruits, nuts, cereals, fish, and unsaturated fats, containing antioxidants, potassium, and omega-3 decreased cardiovascular diseases and obesity risk, protected the brain from aging, reduced the risk of telomere shortening, and promoted an overall healthier life. With this study, the conclusion is that since the biological processes of aging cannot be controlled, changing one’s nutritional patterns is crucial to prevent the emergence and development of diseases, boost longevity, and, mostly, to enhance one’s quality of life and promote healthy aging. MDPI 2022-01-27 /pmc/articles/PMC8838212/ /pubmed/35276919 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14030554 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Systematic Review Leitão, Catarina Mignano, Anna Estrela, Marta Fardilha, Margarida Figueiras, Adolfo Roque, Fátima Herdeiro, Maria Teresa The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers |
title | The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers |
title_full | The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers |
title_fullStr | The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers |
title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers |
title_short | The Effect of Nutrition on Aging—A Systematic Review Focusing on Aging-Related Biomarkers |
title_sort | effect of nutrition on aging—a systematic review focusing on aging-related biomarkers |
topic | Systematic Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8838212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35276919 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14030554 |
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