González-Alonso Adrian, Pérez-López Patricia, Varela-López Alfonso, Ramírez-Tortosa M Carmen, Battino Maurizio, Quiles José L
Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos José Mataix Verdú, Departamento de Fisiología, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
Instituto de Nutrición y Tecnología de los Alimentos José Mataix Verdú, Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular II, Universidad de Granada, Granada, España.
Rev Esp Geriatr Gerontol. 2015 Nov-Dec;50(6):285-8. doi: 10.1016/j.regg.2015.05.003. Epub 2015 Jul 22.
Nutrition has been largely related to the physiological ageing process. Several nutrients, such as certain types of dietary fat and various antioxidants have been shown to have positive effects on age-related diseases. The type of dietary fat affects mitochondrial structure and function, as well as its susceptibility to oxidative stress, all factors involved in ageing. The present review aims to summarise the studies conducted by our research group in the past 10 years, using virgin olive oil, sunflower oil, or fish oil as a source of unsaturated fat diet relative to a rat model of ageing.