Nutrition and ageing Flashcards
1
Q
What are the differences between wealthy and poor areas of england in ageing?
A
Rich people live 7 years longer and 17 years healthier.
2
Q
What happen to nutrition sensing with age?
A
It decreases.
3
Q
Which diet offers the slowest ageing?
A
Mediterranean, overall healthier, more fruit, fish and less sugar.
4
Q
What is homocysteine?
A
A risk factor for dementia, a biomarker for aging and a protein with carries sulphur.
5
Q
What reduces plasma homocysteine?
A
Vitamin B
6
Q
Why do we need to decrease plasma homocysteine?
A
Reduces brain atrophy.
7
Q
What ageing conditions are related to nutrition
A
Dementia
Cardiovascular disease
Type 2 diabetes
