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Nutrition and longevity

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 October 2002

Hiroshi Shibata  and
Shu Kumagai
Hiroshi Shibata
Affiliation:
Graduate School, Obirin University, Japan.
Shu Kumagai
Affiliation:
Graduate School, Obirin University, Japan.
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Until recently, there has been relatively little scientific research investigating the influence of food or nutrient intake on longevity. This is partly due to the fact that most investigators have been interested in the relationship of food or nutrient intake to specific diseases i.e. communicable diseases, coronary heart disease and cancer of specific sites, rather than to overall mortality or longevity. Another significant factor is the difficulty of comparing the nutritional intake of populations, owing to the wide variability in individual intake and poor individual recall of specific food items in epidemiological studies.

Type
Biological gerontology
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , May 2002 , pp. 97 - 107
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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