Department of Nutrition-Dietetics, Harokopio University, Athens, Greece.
Maturitas. 2010 Feb;65(2):122-30. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.07.003. Epub 2009 Aug 4.
The proportion of elderly worldwide is increasing. This increase in life expectancy, is staggering posing tremendous challenges in disease burden, especially, in chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cancer and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Limited studies investigate the effect of Mediterranean diet on cardiovascular risk and cancer in older populations. In this review, findings from observational studies are summarized to evaluate the effect of Mediterranean diet on cancer and cardiovascular disease risk in elderly people.
Published results from observational studies that assessed food habits on cancer and cardiovascular disease risk in elderly were retrieved and summarized.
In all studies diet had an effect on cardiovascular disease risk. The Mediterranean diet, a high-quality diet and increased fruit and vegetable consumption were all found to be cardioprotective.
The systematically reviewed studies reveal that a high adherence to a Mediterranean type of diet or "prudent diet" is associated with reduced risk of CVD and some types of cancer, even in the elderly. Also dietary intervention strategies can prevent morbidity, premature mortality and improve quality of life in older persons worldwide.
全球老年人口比例正在增加。这种预期寿命的增长令人震惊，给疾病负担带来了巨大挑战，尤其是肥胖、糖尿病、高血压、高胆固醇血症、癌症和心血管疾病 (CVD) 等慢性病。有限的研究调查了地中海饮食对老年人群心血管风险和癌症的影响。在本次综述中，我们总结了观察性研究的结果，以评估地中海饮食对老年人癌症和心血管疾病风险的影响。
检索并总结了评估饮食习惯对老年人癌症和心血管疾病风险的观察性研究的已发表结果。
所有研究都表明饮食对心血管疾病风险有影响。地中海饮食是一种高质量的饮食，增加水果和蔬菜的摄入对心脏都有保护作用。
系统综述研究表明，高度遵循地中海饮食或“谨慎饮食”与降低 CVD 和某些类型的癌症风险相关，即使是在老年人中也是如此。此外，饮食干预策略可以预防全球老年人的发病、过早死亡和提高生活质量。
