Nutrition is a key concern in modelling risk trajectories of aging. sarcopenia, frailty, undernutrition, and obesity are frequently identified in older populations. While health research in people of older age generally focuses on the occurrence of multiple chronic diseases, significant health conditions and geriatric syndromes are prevalent and have their own multifactorial biological phenotypes which do not necessarily conform with discrete disease categories. Diet, energy balance, nutrient intake, and lifestyle are modifiable factors for which research efforts have yet to shed light in order to promote healthy aging, improve the quality of life in later years, and reduce the health care burden of the aging population.
This research topic aims to shed light on the role of the nutritional component (lifestyle and dietary habits) as related to aging phenotypes (particularly frailty in all its dimensional variations, sarcopenia, obesity, sarcopenic obesity, and multimorbidity) in an effort to better address the challenge of healthy aging and longevity. This collection of articles will inspire, inform, and provide direction and guidance to researchers in the fields of geriatrics and beyond.
We will welcome original articles, systematic reviews, reviews, mini-reviews, and clinical trials as we explore the topic "The Role of Nutrition in Healthy Aging".
Nutrition is a key concern in modelling risk trajectories of aging. sarcopenia, frailty, undernutrition, and obesity are frequently identified in older populations. While health research in people of older age generally focuses on the occurrence of multiple chronic diseases, significant health conditions and geriatric syndromes are prevalent and have their own multifactorial biological phenotypes which do not necessarily conform with discrete disease categories. Diet, energy balance, nutrient intake, and lifestyle are modifiable factors for which research efforts have yet to shed light in order to promote healthy aging, improve the quality of life in later years, and reduce the health care burden of the aging population.
This research topic aims to shed light on the role of the nutritional component (lifestyle and dietary habits) as related to aging phenotypes (particularly frailty in all its dimensional variations, sarcopenia, obesity, sarcopenic obesity, and multimorbidity) in an effort to better address the challenge of healthy aging and longevity. This collection of articles will inspire, inform, and provide direction and guidance to researchers in the fields of geriatrics and beyond.
We will welcome original articles, systematic reviews, reviews, mini-reviews, and clinical trials as we explore the topic "The Role of Nutrition in Healthy Aging".