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Nutrition and other lifestyle influences on arterial aging.

ABSTRACT: As our world's population ages, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) will become an increasingly urgent public health problem. A key antecedent to clinical CVD and many other chronic disorders of aging is age-related arterial dysfunction, characterized by increased arterial stiffness and impaired arterial endothelial function. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that diet and nutrition may favorably modulate these arterial functions with aging, but many important questions remain. In this review, we will summarize the available information on dietary patterns and nutritional factors that have been studied for their potential to reduce arterial stiffness and improve endothelial function with age, with an emphasis on: 1) underlying physiological mechanisms, and 2) emerging areas of research on nutrition and arterial aging that may hold promise for preventing age-related CVD.

SUBMITTER: LaRocca TJ

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5373983 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Nutrition and other lifestyle influences on arterial aging.

LaRocca Thomas J TJ Martens Christopher R CR Seals Douglas R DR

Ageing research reviews 20160928

As our world's population ages, cardiovascular diseases (CVD) will become an increasingly urgent public health problem. A key antecedent to clinical CVD and many other chronic disorders of aging is age-related arterial dysfunction, characterized by increased arterial stiffness and impaired arterial endothelial function. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that diet and nutrition may favorably modulate these arterial functions with aging, but many important questions remain. In this review, we wil ...[more]

PMID: 27693830

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