Cited by 25Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model OrganismsHealth, psychology, and well-beingDietary Effects on Health

Beyond Calories: An Integrated Approach to Promote Health, Longevity, and Well-Being

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Bertozzi, Beatrice, Tosti, Valeria, Fontana, Luigi·2017·Gerontology

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In 1948, the World Health Organization defined health as 'a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity'. Detractors claim that this definition of health is utopian and unrealistic. However, accumulating evidence from experimental studies suggests that aging is not inevitably linked with the development of chronic diseases, and the age-associated accumulation of molecular damage can be prevented or greatly delayed by dietary and genetic manipulations that downregulate key cellular nutrient-sensing pathways. Nonetheless, to obtain a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, we as human beings need to go beyond nutrition or pharmacological treatments and implement a combination of interventions that enhance not only our metabolic health but also our psychological, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development, our social relationships and cultural well-being. This perspective highlights a range of scientific research-based interventions that can potentially be used to promote human health and longevity. We will also briefly address the importance of environmental health in achieving this goal.

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Authors
Bertozzi, B., Tosti, V., & Fontana, L.
Affiliations
Washington University in St. Louis (US)
Venue
Gerontology
Publisher
S. Karger AG
Published
2016-05-14
Volume
63
Issue
1
Pages
13-19
ISSN
  • 0304-324X (ISSN-L)
  • 1423-0003
OpenAlex
W2353072492
Cited by
25
References
56
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 3 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 5 · 2017: 3
FWCI
0.27
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Gerontology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Institutional Research Information System (Università degli Studi di Brescia) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (UL1TR000448)
  • National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024992, M01RR000036)
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Aging › Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Dietary Effects on Health
Keywords
longevity, well-being, aging, chronic disease prevention, nutrient-sensing pathways, dietary intervention, genetic engineering, molecular damage, metabolic health, psychological well-being, interpersonal relationships, cultural well-being, environmental health, WHO definition of health
MeSH terms
Healthy Aging, Aged, Aging, Cognition, Environment, Health Promotion, Humans, Longevity, Sleep, Social Support, Exercise, Meditation, Caloric Restriction

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