Live Longer, but How? Nutrition and Aging

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 52 - 65, 31.08.2021

Hatice Kübra Barcın Güzeldere , Meral Aksoy

https://doi.org/10.47141/geriatrik.905089

Abstract

The elderly population increases and more prolonged life expectancy and increased worldwide, and with this increase, healthy aging gained importance. The increased expectancy of a longer and healthier life has created curiosity about how nutrition can be. Nutrition is one of the critical factors for healthy aging. Some diet models and diet applications (for example, calorie restriction) extend the quality and span of life. Life expectancy is longer in some places globally (Blue Zones, Hunza, Abkhazia, Vilcabamba), which is mainly linked to nutrition. Peoples who live longer eat natural foods, primarily vegetables and fruits, fish, yogurt, and drink pure water. In addition to nutritional behavior, lifestyle is essential. In the world's healthy elderly's have social, mental, and physically active life.

Keywords

aging, nutrition, longevity, Blue Zones, Mediterranean Diet

Uzun Yaşayalım ama Nasıl? Beslenme ve Yaşlanma

Abstract

Yaşlı nüfus ve daha uzun yaşam beklentisi dünya çapında artmaktadır. Bu artışla birlikte sağlıklı yaşlanma önem kazanmaktadır. Daha uzun ve sağlıklı bir yaşam beklentisinin artması, beslenmenin nasıl olabileceği konusunda merak uyandırmıştır. Beslenme, sağlıklı yaşlanmanın temel faktörlerinden biridir. Yaşam kalitesi ve süresini uzatmak için bazı diyet modelleri ve diyet uygulamaları (kalori kısıtlaması) bulunmaktadır. Dünyanın bazı yerlerinde (Mavi Bölgeler, Hunza, Abhazya, Vilcabamba) yaşam beklentisi daha uzundur ve bu çoğunlukla beslenme ile bağlantılıdır. Daha uzun yaşayan insanlar, genelde sebzeler, meyveler, balık ve yoğurt gibi doğal yiyecekler yerler. Beslenme davranışına ek olarak yaşam tarzı çok önemlidir. Dünyadaki sağlıklı yaşlılar sosyal, zihinsel ve fiziksel olarak aktif yaşama sahiptir.

Keywords

akdeniz diyeti, beslenme, uzun yaşam, mavi bölgeler, yaşlanma

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