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ReviewNutrients2019

The Mediterranean Diet Slows Down the Progression of Aging and Helps to Prevent the Onset of Frailty: A Narrative Review.

Cristiano Capurso, Francesco Bellanti, Aurelio Lo Buglio, Gianluigi Vendemiale

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Review in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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58citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 124 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Cristiano CapursoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Francesco BellantiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Aurelio Lo BuglioDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
Gianluigi VendemialeDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Foggia, Viale Pinto 1, 71122 Foggia, Italy.
University of Foggia · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aging population is rapidly increasing all over the world. This results in significant implications for the planning and provision of health and social care. Aging is physiologically characterized by a decrease in lean mass, bone mineral density and, to a lesser extent, fat mass. The onset of sarcopenia leads to weakness and a further decrease in physical activity. An insufficient protein intake, which we often observe in patients of advanced age, certainly accelerates the progression of sarcopenia. In addition, many other factors (e.g., insulin resistance, impaired protein digestion and absorption of amino acids) reduce the stimulation of muscle protein synthesis in the elderly, even if the protein intake is adequate. Inadequate intake of foods can also cause micronutrient deficiencies that contribute to the development of frailty. We know that a healthy eating style in middle age predisposes to so-called "healthy and successful" aging, which is the condition of the absence of serious chronic diseases or of an important decline in cognitive or physical functions, or mental health. The Mediterranean diet is recognized to be a "healthy food" dietary pattern; high adherence to this dietary pattern is associated with a lower incidence of chronic diseases and lower physical impairment in old age. The aim of our review was to analyze observational studies (cohort and case-control studies) that investigated the effects of following a healthy diet, and especially the effect of adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD), on the progression of aging and on onset of frailty.

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AgingDiet, MediterraneanAgedFrailtyHumansagingfrailtyMediterranean dietsarcopenia

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PMID31877702
PMCPMC7019245
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