Dietary habits and cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged and elderly populations: a review of evidence
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Dietary habits and cardiovascular disease risk in middle-aged and elderly populations: a review of evidence Eleni Tourlouki, Antonia-Leda Matalas, Demosthenes B PanagiotakosDepartment of Nutrition Science – Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, GreeceBackground: The proportion of elderly is increasing worldwide. This trend is paralleled by an increase in chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease. A limited number of studies have investigated the effect of diet on cardiometabolic risk factors (such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, obesity) in older populations, despite the fact that diet plays a significant role in elderly health. In this review, a summary of studies that have evaluated the effect of dietary habits on cardiovascular disease risk in elderly populations is presented.Methods: A search was made in available databases (PubMed and Scopus) looking for results from observational studies and clinical trials that assessed dietary habits on cardiovascular disease risk in elderly populations (>65 years old). Studies during the last decade were retrieved and summarized.Results: All eight of the reviewed observational studies and all three reviewed clinical trials performed in elderly populations reported an inverse association between healthy dietary patterns with cardiovascular disease risk and its predisposing markers. Conclusion: Dietary intervention strategies should be implemented in older adults, in order to prevent cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality, and improve quality of life. Keywords: diet, cardiovascular disease, risk factors, elders
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Evidence from the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research report suggests that people are at an increased risk of stomach cancer when consuming meals irregularly as opposed to regular eating, however there was too much heterogeneity amongst the studies to make a firm judgement.
“The evidence from the 2007 World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute of Cancer Research report on food, nutrition, physical activity and the prevention of cancer suggests that people are at an increased risk of stomach cancer when consuming meals irregularly as opposed to regular eating, however there was too much heterogeneity amongst the studies to make a firm judgement (77) .”
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- Authors
- Tourlouki, E.
- Affiliations
- Harokopio University of Athens (GR)
- Corresponding author
- Tourlouki, Eleni
- Venue
- Clinical Interventions in Aging
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2009-07
- Volume
- 4
- Pages
- 319
- ISSN
- 1176-9092 (ISSN-L)
- 1178-1998
- PMC
- PMC2722871
- OpenAlex
- W2048174586
- Cited by
- 105
- References
- 43
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- FWCI
- 0.95
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- journal article
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- en
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutrition and Health Studies
- Keywords
- dietary habits, cardiovascular risk, older adults, middle-aged adults, healthy eating patterns, cardiometabolic risk factors, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes mellitus, obesity, dietary intervention, cardiovascular disease prevention
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases, Clinical Trials as Topic, Feeding Behavior, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Assessment, Diet, Mediterranean
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