Mediterranean Diet In Healthy Aging

Overview

Journal J Nutr Health Aging

Specialties Geriatrics
Nutritional Sciences

Date 2021 Nov 2

PMID 34725664

Citations 47

Authors

E Mazza

Y Ferro

R Pujia

R Mare

S Maurotti

T Montalcini

A Pujia

Affiliations

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Abstract

The World elderly population is expected to double before 2050. Unhealthy habits and unhealthy lifestyles are commonly associated with age-related diseases or their worsening. Modification in daily lifestyle and diet may help preventing age-related diseases onset and efficiently affecting their evolution, thus promoting the Healthy Aging process, concept recently coined to describe the disease-free aging process. This review highlights the role of nutrition science in promoting healthy aging. Since the Mediterranean Model demonstrated to be a useful style in supporting healthy aging, promotion of this correct lifestyle by health policies seems to be the best approach to achieve this target.

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