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Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle in Aging and Age-Related Diseases
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Aging entails the alteration of a plethora of mechanisms at the cell and organ level that ultimately contribute to the functional decline of an organism. As a consequence, older individuals undergo a complex condition named frailty, which includes alterations to their physical and psychological abilities. Frailty is characterized by weakness, lower physical activity, worsening of psychological conditions, and low-grade chronic inflammation, which can be fatal in adverse health circumstances. Fra
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978-3-7258-6295-5
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https://doi.org/10.3390/books978-3-7258-6295-5
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(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Public Health
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