Aging and longevity: Why knowing the difference is important to nutrition research

Nutrients

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-282

  McDonald, Roger B ^a   Ruhe, Rodney C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chance and aging; Evolution of longevity; Genetic determinism; Nutrition recommendations

Indexed keywords

AGING; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL GENETICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LONGEVITY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 79953693021     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20726643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/nu3030274     Document Type: Review

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