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The Role of Healthy Diet and Lifestyles in Old Age

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Prof. Dr. Eduardo Simoes

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Department of Health Management and Informatics, University of Missouri Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO, USA
Interests: health-care planning; health promotion; prevention of non-communicable and communicable diseases; reduction in aging-related functional limitation

Prof. Dr. Luiz Roberto Ramos

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Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Interests: epidemiology of aging; health promotion; cognition in the elderly; physical activity in the elderly

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Centenarians are being studied as models of healthy aging to help researchers understand the determinants of excess health span and longevity with functionality. Research studies have shown that diet and lifestyle can both affect health. Diet, physical activity, and exercise have a positive effect on physical, social, cognitive, and psychological status at any stage of life, promoting longevity with functionality. In addition, sleeping pattern, positive mental attitude, engaging in cognitive stimulating activities, and avoidance of risk behaviours, such as smoking and excessive alcohol intake, have similar positive effects on longevity. Therefore, research on an active and healthy lifestyle is important, not least because of its impact on human health and quality of life.

This Special Issue is interested in aging-related studies on dietary intake, nutrition, physical activity, exercise, physical fitness, physiological values, health, mental health, mental fitness, quality of life or related issues, and sleeping. This Special Issue specifically aims to receive research that helps to better understand the connections of healthy diet, physical activity, health behaviours, and lifestyle with the promotion of longevity with functionality, especially among centenarians.

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Simoes
Prof. Dr. Luiz Roberto Ramos
Guest Editors

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Keywords

centenarians
healthy aging
longevity
functionality
diet
physical activity
lifestyle

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The Role of Healthy Diet and Lifestyle in Centenarians

by Eduardo J. Simoes and Luiz R. Ramos

Nutrients 2023, 15(19), 4293; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15194293 - 8 Oct 2023

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Life expectancy at birth (hereafter, life expectancy) and longevity are established indicators of population health [...] Full article

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Prevention, Assessment, and Management of Malnutrition in Older Adults with Early Stages of Cognitive Disorders

by Irene Loda, Emanuela D’Angelo, Emanuele Marzetti and Hanna Kerminen

Nutrients 2024, 16(11), 1566; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111566 - 22 May 2024

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Malnutrition is common in older adults, and its risk is greater in those living with dementia. Relative to cognitively healthy peers, the prevalence of malnutrition is also increased in individuals with early stages of cognitive disorders owing to pathophysiological, cognitive, and psychosocial changes related to cognitive impairment. Malnutrition is associated with adverse health outcomes, including faster cognitive and functional decline. Here, we provide an overview of the prevention, assessment, and management of malnutrition in older adults, with a special focus on the aspects that are important to consider in individuals with early stages of cognitive disorders. Strategies to prevent malnutrition include systematic screening for malnourishment using validated tools to detect those at risk. If the screening reveals an increased risk of malnutrition, a detailed assessment including the individual’s nutritional, medical, and functional status as well as dietary intake should be performed. The management of malnutrition in the early stages of cognitive disorders should be based on the findings of a comprehensive assessment and be personalized according to the individual’s specific characteristics. In the article, we also provide an overview of the evidence on vitamin supplements and specific dietary patterns to prevent cognitive decline or attenuate its progression. Full article

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