Nutrition & aging.Age has its privileges. And its aches and pains, falls and fractures Fractures Definition A fracture is a complete or incomplete break in a bone resulting from the application of excessive force. Description , frailty frailty Vox populi A state of delicacy or weakness which, which encompasses age-related fragility, in particular osteoporosis. See FICSIT, Osteoporosis. and illnesses, memory loss and ... and.... Oh yes. The question is: Can good nutrition delay--or even reverse--some of what happens to our bodies as we age? * We know that diets full of fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be and cholesterol can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer, and other illnesses that hit older people the hardest. * This month, NAH's Bonnie bon·ny also bon·nie adj. bon·ni·er, bon·ni·est Scots 1. Physically attractive or appealing; pretty. 2. Excellent. Liebman asks four experts what else may ward off the consequences of aging. |
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