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Dominguez LJ, Veronese N, Barbagallo M. Dietary Patterns and Healthy or Unhealthy Aging. Gerontology 2023; 70:15-36. [PMID: 37883935 PMCID: PMC10794975 DOI: 10.1159/000534679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The aging process is complex, comprising various contributing factors influencing late-life conditions and eventual occurrence of chronic diseases that generate high financial and human costs. These factors include genetic proneness, lifestyle conducted throughout life, environmental conditions, as well as dietary aspects, among others, all together modulating precise pathways linked to aging, making longevity a multidimensional event. SUMMARY Compelling evidence support the concept that nutritional determinants have major impact on the risk of age-associated non-communicable diseases as well as mortality. Nutrition research has turned in recent years from considering isolated nutrients or foods to focusing on combinations of foods in dietary patterns in relation to their associations with health outcomes. This narrative review focuses attention on dietary patterns that may contribute to healthy or unhealthy aging and longevity with examples of traditional dietary patterns associated with healthy longevity and reviewing the association of healthy plant-based and unhealthy ultra-processed diets with frailty, a condition that may be considered a hallmark of unhealthy aging. KEY MESSAGE There is currently accumulated evidence confirming the key role that dietary patterns mainly of plant origin may exert in modifying the risk of age-associated chronic diseases and healthy longevity. These types of dietary models, unlike those in which the use of ultra-processed food is frequent, are associated with a reduced risk of frailty and, consequently, with healthy aging.
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Affiliation(s)
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatric Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Geriatric Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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Kishiki T, Hasegawa H, Yoshino H, Aso N, Iioka A, Wakamatsu T, Honda K, Kataoka I, Kim S, Ishii S, Isobe S, Shirota T, Ide M, Taniai S, Moriyama K, Yorozu T, Kondo H, Sakamoto Y, Abe N, Sunami E. Physical frailty recovery is slower than mental frailty recovery after non-cardiac surgery in older adult patients. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:395. [PMID: 37821759 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-03123-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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PURPOSE Frailty is characterized by fragility and decline in physical, mental, and social activities; it is commonly observed in older adults. No studies have reported frailty status changes between the preoperative and postoperative periods, including mental and cognitive factors. Therefore, this study investigated frailty factors, including mental and cognitive functions, that change after non-cardiac surgery in older adults. METHODS Patients aged ≥ 75 years who underwent non-cardiac surgery were surveyed using five tools (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-Performance Status (PS); handgrip strengths; Japan-Cardiovascular Health Study index (J-CHS index); Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE); and Geriatric Depression Scale) for comprehensive evaluation of perioperative functions. The results before surgery, at discharge, and during follow-up at the outpatient clinic were compared. RESULTS Fifty-three patients with a median age of 80 (IQR, 77-84) years were evaluated. MMSE scores did not change during the perioperative period. The PS and J-CHS index worsened significantly at discharge and did not improve at the outpatient clinic follow-up. The dominant handgrip strength decreased after surgery (p < 0.001) but improved during follow-up. Additionally, nondominant handgrip strength decreased after surgery (p < 0.001) but did not recover as much as the dominant handgrip strength during follow-up (p = 0.015). CONCLUSION Changes in physical frailty and mental and cognitive functions were not identical perioperatively in older adult patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. Physical frailty did not improve 1 month after surgery, mental function recovered early, and cognitive function did not decline. This study may be important for frailty prevention in older adult patients.
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- Tomokazu Kishiki
- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan.
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- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, St John's Sakuramachi Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic and Thyroid Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, Kyorin University School of Medicine, 6-20-2 Shinkawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo, 181-8611, Japan
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