Focus on pivotal role of dietary intake (Diet and supplement) and blood levels of tocopherols and tocotrienols in obtaining successful aging

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 23227-23249

  Rondanelli, Mariangela ^a   Faliva, Milena Anna ^a   Peroni, Gabriella ^a   Moncaglieri, Francesca ^a   Infantino, Vittoria ^a   Naso, Maurizio ^b   Perna, Simone ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Dementia; Dietary supplement; Mild cognitive impairment; Osteoporosis; Sarcopenia; Tocopherols; Tocotrienols; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOTRIENOL; ASCORBIC ACID; CREATINE KINASE; OLIVE OIL; TOCOPHEROL;

AGING; ALMOND; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CEREAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; EXERCISE; GENE INTERACTION; HAZELNUT; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; LIFESTYLE; LONGEVITY; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MUSCLE MASS; OSTEOPOROSIS; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; SARCOPENIA; WALNUT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; SARCOPENIA; TOCOPHEROLS; TOCOTRIENOLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84942779888     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms161023227     Document Type: Review

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