TY  - JOUR
AU  - Mey, Gabrielle
AU  - Mey, Jacob
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/11/16
TI  - Emerging Nutrition Approaches to Support the Mind and Muscle for Healthy Aging
JO  - Recent Progress in Nutrition
SP  - 022
VL  - 02
IS  - 04
AB  - This narrative review highlights recent advances and ongoing trials using nutrition approaches for healthy aging. Focus will be placed on nutrition therapies that target cognition (“the mind”) and mobility (“the muscle”), both critical components to maintaining a high quality of life for older adults. For “the mind,” two seemingly incongruent therapies are being investigated to improve cognition–the MIND diet (high in carbohydrates and anti-oxidant fruits and vegetables) and the ketogenic diet (low in carbohydrates, high in fats). For “the muscle,” a focus on protein and energy intake has dominated the literature, yet a recent clinical trial supports the use of whole-grains as a tool to improve whole-body protein turnover–a primary regulator of lean body mass and muscle. Finally, emerging data and clinical trials on caloric restriction have solidified this strategy as the only nutritional approach to slow intrinsic factors of whole-body aging, which may positively impact both “the mind” and “the muscle.”
SN  - 2771-9871
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/rpn.2204022
DO  - 10.21926/rpn.2204022
ID  - Mey2022
ER  -