Overview
- Offers timely reviews on research into aging intervention
- Explores epigenetic modulation of aging by nutrition and exercise
- Reports on a case study measuring the effects of calorie restriction in non-human primates
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Healthy Ageing and Longevity (HAL, volume 2)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book focuses on the three most important aspects of ageing research: nutrition, physical exercise and epigenetics. The contributors discuss ways that age-related epigenetic imprints such as DNA methylation and histone acetylation are modified by these two interventions. The emphasis on epigenetics helps to illuminate the underlying mechanisms of anti-ageing interventions, as ageing and disease are predominately epigenetic phenomena.
Among the highlights are chapter-length discussion of such topics as: how anti-inflammatory action of calorie restriction underlies the retardation of ageing and age-related diseases (Chapter 3); epigenetic modification of gene expression by exercise (Chapter 5); the role of functional foods and their bioactive components in bone health (Chapter 8); and an account of the first decade of a study of calorie restriction in nonhuman primates, conducted by the National Institute on Ageing.
Reviews
“This volume in the Healthy Ageing and Longevity series is a compilation of the current research highlighting the benefits of nutrition and physical activity on components of health, primarily aging. … It is appropriate for those who have a very good understanding of current research and methodology. … This book certainly has a place for researchers who wish to expand upon the growing animal model evidence of the potential benefits of nutrition and physical activity on aging.” (Amy Hess-Fischl, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2015)
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Nutrition, Exercise and Epigenetics: Ageing Interventions
Editors: Byung Pal Yu
Series Title: Healthy Ageing and Longevity
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14830-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-14829-8Published: 12 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35726-3Published: 06 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-14830-4Published: 11 February 2015
Series ISSN: 2199-9007
Series E-ISSN: 2199-9015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 278
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biomedicine general, Geriatrics/Gerontology, Cell Biology, Clinical Nutrition, Aging, Posttranslational Modification