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 Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2006 4:49 pm Post subject: Elderly advised to restrict calories to protect cardiovascul |
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Abete P, Della Morte D, Mazzella F, D'Ambrosio D, Galizia G,
Testa G,
Gargiulo G, Cacciatore F, Rengo F.
Lifestyle and prevention of cardiovascular disease in the
elderly: an
italian perspective.
Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2006 Jan-Feb;15(1):28-34.
PMID: 16415644
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The life span of human beings is partially influenced
by genetic factors,
but outcomes of aging are profoundly influenced by lifestyle
and other
environmental factors. Age-related modifications of the
cardiovascular
system are preserved by antiaging lifestyle interventions
such as physical
activity and caloric restriction. Accordingly, physical
activity and low
body mass index reduce mortality in older men with
cardiovascular diseases.
Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain the
protective effect of
lifestyle interventions against cardiovascular diseases in
the elderly,
including a reduction of vulnerability (i.e., the
age-related reduction of
endogenous mechanisms protective against pathologic
insults). The
age-related reduction of ischemic preconditioning, the most
powerful
endogenous protective mechanism against myocardial ischemia,
is restored by
both physical activity and caloric restriction. Thus, older
persons can
implement lifestyle practices that minimize their risk of
death from
cardiovascular diseases. |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=16415644&query_hl=1&itool=pubmed_DocSum |
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