ReviewNutrients2021
The Role of Micronutrients in Ageing Asia: What Can Be Implemented with the Existing Insights.
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- Micronutrient bioavailability: concepts, influencing factors, and strategies for improvement.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding nutritional management in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study in rural China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Factors associated with hypoalbuminemia and malnutrition risk in older inpatients: A detailed analysis of demographic and clinical characteristics.AIMS public health · 2025Article
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- Nutritional requirements for the elderly in India: A status paper.The Indian journal of medical research · 2022Article
- Relationship between Measured Aerobic Capacity and Total Energy Expenditure Obtained by the Doubly Labeled Water Method in Community-Dwelling, Healthy Adults Aged 81-94 Years.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Effect of food insecurity on the cognitive problems among elderly in India.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
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Abstract
Life expectancy as a measure of population health does not reflect years of healthy life. The average life expectancy in the Asia-Pacific region has more than doubled since 1900 and is now above 70 years. In the Asia-Pacific region, the proportion of aged people in the population is expected to double between 2017 and 2050. Increased life expectancy leads to an increase in non-communicable diseases, which consequently affects quality of life. Suboptimal nutritional status is a contributing factor to the prevalence and severity of non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular, cognitive, musculoskeletal, immune, metabolic and ophthalmological functions. We have reviewed the published literature on nutrition and healthy ageing as it applies to the Asia-Pacific region, focusing on vitamins, minerals/trace elements and omega-3 fatty acids. Optimal nutritional status needs to start before a senior age is reached and before the consequences of the disease process are irreversible. Based on the nutritional status and health issues in the senior age in the region, micronutrients of particular importance are vitamins A, D, E, C, B-12, zinc and omega-3 fatty acids. The present paper substantiates the creation of micronutrient guidelines and proposes actions to support the achievement of optimal nutritional status as contribution to healthy ageing for Asia-Pacific populations.
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