Characterization of Portuguese Centenarian Eating Habits, Nutritional Biomarkers, and Cardiovascular Risk: A Case Control Study.

A Pereira da SilvaA ValenteC ChavesAndreia MatosA GilA C SantosJ P Gorjão-ClaraM Bicho

Published in: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity (2018)

Frequent consumption of red meat, cholesterol, and heme iron rich may contribute to obesity and increased CVR. The low frequency of this consumption, observed in centenarians, although associated with sarcopenia, may be one of the keys to longevity.

Keyphrases

weight loss
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
physical activity
weight gain
high fat diet induced
low density lipoprotein
iron deficiency
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