Nutrients associated with diseases related to aging: a new healthy aging diet index for elderly population.
Nutr Hosp. 2018 Dec 3;35(6):1287-1297. doi: 10.20960/nh.1946.
Lozano Relaño M1, Manyes L, Peiró J, Ramada JM.
10 reasons why seniors need more vitamin D has the following
- Senior skin produces 3X less Vitamin D for the same sun intensity
- Seniors have fewer vitamin D receptors as they age
(The effect of low Vitamin D receptor genes does not show up on vitamin D test results) - Seniors are indoors more than when when they were younger
not as agile, weaker muscles; frail, no longer enjoy hot temperatures
(if outside, stay in the shade), however, seniors might start outdoor activities like gardening, biking, etc. - Seniors wear more clothing outdoors than when younger
fear skin cancer/wrinkles, sometimes avoid bright light after cataract surgery - Seniors often take various drugs which reduce vitamin D (some would not show up on vitamin D test) statins, chemotherapy, anti-depressants, blood pressure, beta-blockers, etc
- Seniors often have one or more diseases which consume vitamin D ( osteoporosis, diabetes, MS, ...)
- Seniors generally put on weight at they age - and a heavier body requires more vitamin D
- Seniors often (40%) have fatty livers – which do not process vitamin D as well
- Seniors not have as much Magnesium needed to use vitamin D
(would not show up on vitamin D test) - Seniors with poorly functioning kidneys do not process vitamin D as well
(would not show up on vitamin D test) 2009 full text online Also PDF 2009 - Vitamin D is not as bioavailable in senior digestive systems (Stomach acid or intestines?)
- Category Seniors and Vitamin D
341 items Items in both categories Seniors and Omega-3 are listed here:
- Less muscle loss associated with eating more fish (Omega-3, Vitamin D, Magnesium, etc) – Jan 2020
- Muscle loss (sarcopenia) may be both prevented and treated by Omega-3 – Feb 2019
- Healthy aging associated with higher levels of both Vitamin D and Omega-3 – Dec 2018
- Less DNA repair if nutrient deficient (Vitamin D, Magnesium, Omega-3, Vitamin K, etc) – Ames Oct 2018
- Senior muscles increased somewhat with Omega-3 – RCT July 2015
- Omega-3 etc improved both cognition and mobility of older women – Aug 2015
- Vitamin D Omega 3 and Exercise are being used in controlled trial to support healthy ageing – Feb 2012
INTRODUCTION:
several indexes are used to measure the quality of nutrition in advanced ages. None of them were designed to evaluate nutrition to avoid disabilities in elderly population.OBJECTIVES:
to retrieve from literature "nutrients and intakes" showing to be involved in aging, and propose a new index, considering this information, to evaluate the quality of nutrition for preventing diseases related to aging.METHODS:
a bibliographic review was performed, retrieving information on nutrients associated with aging. All these nutrients were incorporated into a new Healthy Aging Diet Index (HADI). Next, a cross-sectional study was carried out with two convenience samples of elderly, collecting the nutritional and dietary data, calculating different validated indexes and comparing them with HADI to validate the results.RESULTS:
forty-eight manuscripts were retrieved for full-text analysis. Associations were found betweencardiovascular diseases
- macronutrients,
- dietary fibre,
- sodium and
- vitamin D
cancer
- fatty acids
Diabetes
- fatty acids
- fibre and
- simple sugars;
osteopenia/osteoporosis
- calcium
- vitamin D
Sarcopenia
- proteins,
- calcium
- vitamin D
cognitive impairment
- fatty acids
- folates.
Sample 2, associated with rural areas, obtained lower indexes' scores. The behavior of HADI is similar to the other indexes (6.24/14 and 6.10/14 in samples 1 and 2, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS:
the presented collection of nutrients adds useful evidence for the design of diets that allow healthy aging. The new index proposed is a tool of specific nutritional measurement in studies aimed to prevent diseases related to aging.Healthy aging associated with higher levels of both Vitamin D and Omega-3 – Dec 2018624 visitors, last modified 12 Dec, 2018,