Both life span and health span are influenced by genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.
With the genetic influence on human life span estimated to be about 20–25%, epigenetic …

Both lifespan and healthspan are influenced by nutrition, with nutritional interventions
proving to be robust across a wide range of species. However, the relationship between …

Ageing is a challenge for any living organism and human longevity is a complex phenotype.
With increasing life expectancy, maintaining long-term health, functionality and well-being …

Diet as a whole, encompassing food composition, calorie intake, and the length and
frequency of fasting periods, affects the time span in which health and functional capacity …

Nutrients including carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins, and minerals regulate various
physiological processes and are essential for the survival of organisms. Reduced overall …

Reduction in nutrient intake without malnutrition can delay ageing and extend healthy life in
diverse organisms from yeast to primates. This effect can be recapitulated by genetic or …

During the last two centuries the average lifespan has increased at a rate of approximately 3
months/year in both sexes, hence oldest old people are becoming the population with the …

Dietary regimens that favour reduced calorie intake delay aging and age‐associated
diseases. New evidences revealed that nutritional balance of dietary components without …

All organisms need to be capable of adapting to changes in the availability and composition
of nutrients. Over 75 years ago, researchers discovered that a calorie restricted (CR) diet …

Accelerated biological aging, which involves the gradual decline of organ or tissue functions
and the distortion of physiological processes, underlies several human diseases. Away from …