Combating ‘inflammaging’ through a Mediterranean whole diet approach: the NU-AGE project rationale

• Published in: Free radical biology & medicine Vol. 65; pp. S3 - S4
• Main Authors: Santoro, A., Pini, E., Scurti, M., Palmas, G., Berendsen, A., Brzozowska, A., Pietruszka, B., Sczenziska, A., Cano, N., Meunier, N., de Groot, C.P.G.M., Feskens, E., Fairweather-Tait, S., Salvioli, S., Capri, M., Brigidi, P., Franceschi, C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.09.2013
• Subjects: Afdeling Humane voeding; Chair Nutrition and Disease; Chair Nutrition and Health over the Lifecourse; Human Nutrition (HNE); Laboratorium voor Fysische chemie en kolloïdkunde; Physical Chemistry and Colloid Science; VLAG

The development of a chronic, low grade, inflammatory status named "inflammaging" is a major characteristic of aging which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of age-related diseases. The NU-AGE rationale is that a one year Mediterranean whole diet (considered by UNESCO a heritage of...