New Horizons: Dietary protein, ageing and the Okinawan ratio

Age and Ageing

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 443-447

  Le Couteur, David G ^a   Solon Biet, Samantha ^a   Wahl, Devin ^a   Cogger, Victoria C ^a   Willcox, Bradley J ^b,c   Willcox, D Craig ^b,c,d   Raubenheimer, David ^a   Simpson, Stephen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ageing biology; Caloric restriction; Low protein, high carbohydrate diets; Okinawa; Older people; Protein restriction

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIAN TARGET OF RAPAMYCIN;

AGING; ARTICLE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER RISK; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFE EXTENSION; LONGEVITY; LOW CARBOHYDRATE DIET; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OKINAWAN RATIO; PROTEIN DIET; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN TO CARBOHYDRATE RATIO; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SWEET POTATO; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LIFE EXPECTANCY; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN RESTRICTION;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; ANIMALS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY PROTEINS; HUMANS; JAPAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MODELS, ANIMAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 85015224314     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afw069     Document Type: Article

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