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2. Effects of diet and age on oxidative damage products in healthy subjects

Creator:
Marica Krajčovičová-Kudláčková, Valachovičová, M., Pauková, V., and Mária Dušinská
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article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Fyziologie člověka a srovnávací fyziologie, patologie, oxidační stres, výživa člověka, věk, pathology, oxidative stress, human nutrition, age, antioxidative vitamins, 14, and 612
Language:
English
Description:
Damage of molecules as a consequence of oxidative stress has been implicated in the pathogenes is of chronic diseases related to aging. Diet is a key environmental factor affecting the incidence of many chronic diseases. Antioxidant substances in diet enhance the DNA, lipid and protein protection by increasing the scavenging of free radicals. Products of oxidative damage of DNA (DNA strand breaks with oxidized purines or oxidized pyrimidines), lipids (conjugated dienes of fatty acids) and proteins (carbonyls) in relation to nutrition (vegetarian diet vs. non-vegetarian, traditional mixed diet) were measured in young women aged 20-30 years (46 vegetarians, 48 non-vegetarians) vs. older women aged 60-70 years (33 vegetarians, 34 non-vegetarians). In young subjects, no differences in values of oxidative damage as well as plasma values of antioxidative vitamins (C, β-carotene) were observed between vegetarian and non-vegetarian groups. In older vegetarian group significantly reduced values of DNA breaks with oxidized purines, DNA breaks with oxidized pyrimidines and lipid peroxidation and on the other hand, significantly increased plasma values of vitamin C and β-carotene were found compared to the respective non-vegetarian group. Significant age dependences of measured parameters (increase in all oxidative damage products and decrease in plasma vitamin concentrations in older women) were noted only in non-vegetarians. Vegetarian values of older women vs. young women were similar or non-significantly changed. The results suggest that increase of oxidative damage in aging may be prevented by vegetarian nutrition., M. Krajčovičová-Kudláčková, M. Valachovičová, V. Pauková, M. Dušinská., and Obsahuje bibliografii a bibliografické odkazy
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3. Nutrition as prevention and treatment of osteoporosis

Creator:
Miroslav Stránský and Lydie Ryšavá
Type:
article, články, model:article, and TEXT
Subject:
Hygiena. Lidské zdraví, zdraví, osteoporóza, prevence onemocnění, výživa člověka, health, osteoporosis, prevention of diseases, human nutrition, makronutrienty, mikronutrienty, macronutrients, mikronutrients, 14, and 613
Language:
English
Description:
Osteoporosis is a systemic disease of the skeleton, characterized by reduction of bone mass and concurrent deterioration of bone structure. Consequently, bones are more fragile, and there is increased risk of fractures. The potential for acquisition of maximum bone mass is influenced by a number of factors. Among those are heredity, sex, nutrition, endocrine factors, mechanical influences and some risk factors. The best documented nutrient for metabolism of bone is calcium. Major role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis have some micro and macro nutrients, prebiotics, alcohol, alternative diets, starvation and anorexia. Meta analysis of 29 randomized trials showed that supplementation with calcium and vitamin D3 reduces risk of bone fractures by 24 % and significantly reduces loss of bone mass. Osteoporosis has multi factor etiology. Osteoporosis is one of diseases which are influenced by nutrition and life style. It is preventable by means of adequate nutrition and sufficient physical activity., M. Stránský, L. Ryšavá., and Obsahuje seznam literatury
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