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Sex Differences Across the Life Course: A Focus On Unique Nutritional and Health Considerations among Women

In the United States, women, while having a longer life expectancy than men, experience a differential risk for chronic diseases and have unique nutritional needs based on physiological and hormonal changes across the life span. However, much of what is known about health is based on research conduc...

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Autores principales: Bailey, Regan L, Dog, Tieraona Low, Smith-Ryan, Abbie E, Das, Sai Krupa, Baker, Fiona C, Madak-Erdogan, Zeynep, Hammond, Billy R, Sesso, Howard D, Eapen, Alex, Mitmesser, Susan H, Wong, Andrea, Nguyen, Haiuyen
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Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9258555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35294009
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac059
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author Bailey, Regan L
Dog, Tieraona Low
Smith-Ryan, Abbie E
Das, Sai Krupa
Baker, Fiona C
Madak-Erdogan, Zeynep
Hammond, Billy R
Sesso, Howard D
Eapen, Alex
Mitmesser, Susan H
Wong, Andrea
Nguyen, Haiuyen
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Dog, Tieraona Low
Smith-Ryan, Abbie E
Das, Sai Krupa
Baker, Fiona C
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Hammond, Billy R
Sesso, Howard D
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Mitmesser, Susan H
Wong, Andrea
Nguyen, Haiuyen
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description In the United States, women, while having a longer life expectancy than men, experience a differential risk for chronic diseases and have unique nutritional needs based on physiological and hormonal changes across the life span. However, much of what is known about health is based on research conducted in men. Additional complexity in assessing nutritional needs within gender include the variations in genetics, body compositions, hormonal milieus, underlying chronic diseases, and medication usage, with this list expanding as we consider these variables across the life course. It is clear women experience nutrient shortfalls during key periods of their lives, which may differentially impact their health. Consequently, as we move into the era of precision nutrition, understanding these sex- and gender-based differences may help optimize recommendations and interventions chosen to support health and weight management. Recently, a scientific conference was convened with content experts to explore these topics from a life-course perspective at biological, physiological, and behavioral levels. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop and provides an overview of important nutrition and related lifestyle considerations across the life course. The landscape of addressing female-specific nutritional needs continues to grow; now more than ever, it is essential to increase our understanding of the physiological differences between men and women, and determine how these physiological considerations may aid in optimizing nutritional strategies to support certain personal goals related to health, quality of life, sleep, and exercise performance among women.
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spelling pubmed-92585552022-07-07 Sex Differences Across the Life Course: A Focus On Unique Nutritional and Health Considerations among Women Bailey, Regan L Dog, Tieraona Low Smith-Ryan, Abbie E Das, Sai Krupa Baker, Fiona C Madak-Erdogan, Zeynep Hammond, Billy R Sesso, Howard D Eapen, Alex Mitmesser, Susan H Wong, Andrea Nguyen, Haiuyen J Nutr Critical Review In the United States, women, while having a longer life expectancy than men, experience a differential risk for chronic diseases and have unique nutritional needs based on physiological and hormonal changes across the life span. However, much of what is known about health is based on research conducted in men. Additional complexity in assessing nutritional needs within gender include the variations in genetics, body compositions, hormonal milieus, underlying chronic diseases, and medication usage, with this list expanding as we consider these variables across the life course. It is clear women experience nutrient shortfalls during key periods of their lives, which may differentially impact their health. Consequently, as we move into the era of precision nutrition, understanding these sex- and gender-based differences may help optimize recommendations and interventions chosen to support health and weight management. Recently, a scientific conference was convened with content experts to explore these topics from a life-course perspective at biological, physiological, and behavioral levels. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop and provides an overview of important nutrition and related lifestyle considerations across the life course. The landscape of addressing female-specific nutritional needs continues to grow; now more than ever, it is essential to increase our understanding of the physiological differences between men and women, and determine how these physiological considerations may aid in optimizing nutritional strategies to support certain personal goals related to health, quality of life, sleep, and exercise performance among women. Oxford University Press 2022-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9258555/ /pubmed/35294009 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxac059 Text en © The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society for Nutrition. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
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Sesso, Howard D
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Wong, Andrea
Nguyen, Haiuyen
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