Healthy aging

Aging with grace — References & further reading

¹ Rattan, S. 2006. Theories of biological aging: Genes, proteins, and free radicals. Free Radical Res., 40 (12), 1230-1238. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17090411 (accessed 09.14.2009).

² Blackburn, E. 2008. Women@Google: Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irUQEG4BSK4 (accessed 10.21.2009).

³ Daniells, S. 2009. Multivitamins linked to younger “biological age”: Study. URL: http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Multivitamins-linked-to-younger-biological-age-Study/ (accessed 06.01.2009).

⁴ Minamino, T., & Komuro, I. 2008. Role of telomeres in vascular senescence. Front. Biosci., 13, 2971–2979. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17981770 (accessed 08.31.2009).

⁵ De Meyer, T., et al. 2008. Studying telomeres in a longitudinal population based study. Front. Biosci., 13, 2960–2970. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17981769 (accessed 08.24.2009).

  Wikipedia. 2009. Telomere. URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telomere#Systemic_telomere_length_and_aging (accessed 08.24.2009).

⁶ Yu, G., et al. 1990. In vivo alteration of telomere sequences and senescence caused by mutated Tetrahymena telomerase RNAs. Nature, 344 (6262), 126–132. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1689810 (accessed 10.21.2009).

⁷ Aviv, A., et al. 2009. Leukocyte telomere dynamics: Longitudinal findings among young adults in the Bogalusa Heart Study. Am. J. Epidemiol., 169 (3), 323–329. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=19056834 (accessed 09.18.2009).

  Parks, C., et al. 2009. Telomere length, current perceived stress, and urinary stress hormones in women. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev., 18 (2), 551–560. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19190150 (accessed 05.27.2009).

  De Meyer, T., et al. 2008.

⁸ Ilmonen, P., et al. 2008. Telomore attrition due to infection. PLoS, ONE, 3 (5), e2143. URL: http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0002143 (accessed 09.18.2009).

⁹ Parks, C., et al. 2009.

  Epel, E., et al. 2004. Accelerated telomere shortening in response to life stress. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. (USA), 101 (49), 17312-17315. URL: http://www.pnas.org/content/101/49/17312.long (accessed 10.23.2009).

¹⁰ Xu, Q., et al. 2009. Multivitamin use and telomere length in women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 89 (6), 1857–1863. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19279081 (accessed 05.29.2009).

See also: Daniells, S. 2009.

¹¹ Richards, J., et al. 2007. Higher serum vitamin D concentrations are associated with longer leukocyte telomere length in women. Am. J. Clin. Nutr,. 86 (5), 1420–1425. URL: http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/full/86/5/1420 (accessed 08.31.2009).

¹² McCann, J., & Ames, B. 2009. Vitamin K, an example of triage theory: Is micronutrient inadequacy linked to diseases of aging? Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 90 (4), 889–907. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19692494 (accessed 10.21.2009).

¹³ Ivanhoe Newswire. 2009. Mediterranean foods promote longevity. URL: http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=21754 (accessed 06.24.2009).

  Trichopopoulou, A. 2009. Anatomy of health effects of Mediterranean diet: Greek EPIC prospective cohort study. BMJ, 338 b2337. URL (abstract): http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/338/jun23_2/b2337 (accessed 06.24.2009).

  Nettleton, J., et al. 2008. Dietary patterns, food groups, and telomere length in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Am. J. Clin. Nutr., 88 (5), 1405–1412. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18996878 (accessed 05.27.2009).

¹⁴ Trichopopoulou, A. 2009.

¹⁵ Blackburn, E. 2008. Women@Google: Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn. URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irUQEG4BSK4 (accessed 10.21.2009).

¹⁶ Kiefer, A., et al. 2008. Dietary restraint and telomere length in pre- and postmenopausal women. Psychosom. Med., 70 (8), 845-849. URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18923062 (accessed 10.25.2009).

¹⁷ Daniells, S. 2009. Could soy isoflavones extend life? URL: http://www.nutraingredients.com/Research/Could-soy-isoflavones-extend-life (accessed 09.15.2009).

¹⁸ Richards, J., et al. 2007.

 

References regarding resveratrol

Lazar, K. 2009. One for the ages: In the race to turn back the biological clock, consumers are reaching for an unproven pill. URL: http://www.boston.com/news/health/articles/2009/03/23/one_for_the_ages/ (accessed 08.31.2009).

  Marques, F., et al. 2009. Resveratrol: Cellular actions of a potent natural chemical that confers a diversity of health benefits. Int. J. Biochem. Cell. Biol. [Epub ahead of print.] URL (abstract): http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19527796 (accessed 08.31.2009).

  Homer, M. 2008. Resveratrol found to improve health, but not longevity in aging mice on standard diet. NIH News. National Institute on Aging. URL: http://www.nih.gov/news/health/jul2008/nia-03.htm (accessed 08.31.2009).

Markus, M., & Morris, B. 2008. Resveratrol in prevention and treatment of common clinical conditions of aging. Clin. Interv. Aging, 3 (2), 331–339. URL: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pubmed&pubmedid=18686754 (accessed 08.31.2009).

 

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