Impact of Dietary Patterns, Nutrition, and Lifestyle on Aging and Elderly Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Geriatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 September 2024 | Viewed by 1138
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The World Health Organization’s data indicate that by 2050 nearly 25% of the global population will be 60 or older. This increasingly aged global population, or ‘gray tsunami’, will have a ubiquitous societal impact and change the individual’s functional capacity secondary to the biological changes of aging. This individual, societal and health system impact of this gray tsunami is so profound that the UN created a collaborative between academia, governments, the private sector and communities to catalyze actions fostering healthy aging. This collaborative, called the Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030), highlights the importance of research and critical reviews on the role of dietary patterns and lifestyle on aging and health of the older adult.
We are pleased to invite you to submit research articles or reviews related to the impact of dietary patterns and lifestyle on the aging and health of older adults. Globally, life expectancy has increased but the amount of time without disability or illness has not significantly increased. Stated differently, identifying dietary and lifestyle factors that may impact aging and the health of older adults, particularly healthy life expectancy, is critical.
This Special Issue aims to investigate the role of dietary patterns, nutrition, and lifestyle behaviors during this important life cycle stage with a particular focus on the following areas: regulation and dysregulation of metabolic health, including inflammation and cell senescence, risk of chronic disease, cognitive function and impairment, telomere stability, nutrient sensing, mitochondria functioning, maintenance of skeletal muscle mass and functional independence. The ultimate question is whether specific dietary patterns, including but not limited to daily meal composition and timing, as well as physical activity choices and other lifestyle behaviors including participation in stress reduction techniques, can positively impact the aging and health of the older adult.
Dr. Hope Barkoukis
Guest Editor
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- healthy aging
- dietary patterns
- nutrition
- lifestyle behaviors
- physical activity
- metabolic health
