Plant Fortification of the Diet for Anti-Ageing Effects: A Review

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 12; no. 10; p. 3008
• Main Authors: Dhanjal, Daljeet Singh, Bhardwaj, Sonali, Sharma, Ruchi, Bhardwaj, Kanchan, Kumar, Dinesh, Chopra, Chirag, Nepovimova, Eugenie, Singh, Reena, Kuca, Kamil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 30.09.2020; MDPI
• Subjects: Adaptogens; Aging; Aging - physiology; Anthocyanins; anti-ageing; Antioxidants; Antioxidants - administration & dosage; Biological activity; Cardiovascular disease; Carotenoids; Cell division; Chronic illnesses; Complications; Deceleration; Diet; Diet, Healthy - methods; Dietary restrictions; Dietary Supplements; Disease prevention; eating habits; Flavonoids; Food; Food availability; Free radicals; Functional Food; functional foods; Functional foods & nutraceuticals; Humans; Isoflavones; Longevity; Metabolism; Mitochondria; Mitochondrial DNA; Mortality; Mutation; Older people; Oxidative Stress; Physiology; Plants, Edible; Reactive Oxygen Species - analysis; Review; skin ageing; Telomerase; Vitamin D; Vitamins; functional foods; anti-ageing; eating habits; diet; skin ageing
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu12103008

Ageing is an enigmatic and progressive biological process which undermines the normal functions of living organisms with time. Ageing has been conspicuously linked to dietary habits, whereby dietary restrictions and antioxidants play a substantial role in slowing the ageing process. Oxygen is an essential molecule that sustains human life on earth and is involved in the synthesis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) that pose certain health complications. The ROS are believed to be a significant factor in the progression of ageing. A robust lifestyle and healthy food, containing dietary antioxidants, are essential for improving the overall livelihood and decelerating the ageing process. Dietary antioxidants such as adaptogens, anthocyanins, vitamins A/D/C/E and isoflavones slow the ageing phenomena by reducing ROS production in the cells, thereby improving the life span of living organisms. This review highlights the manifestations of ageing, theories associated with ageing and the importance of diet management in ageing. It also discusses the available functional foods as well as nutraceuticals with anti-ageing potential.