154 – Protein, Metabolism & Aging: Nutrition Tips for Longevity
Update: 2025-02-11
Description
In This Episode:
Dr. K clears up common misconceptions about aging nutrition and breaks down the key components of a diet that supports healthy aging and metabolic health, including what vitamins and supplements she recommends. She also covers what to know about malnutrition, frailty, and treating sarcopenia.
She covers:
- Introduction to Nutrition and Aging
- What to know about nutrition science
- My view of a nutritious diet
- How to eat healthy in aging
- What is metabolic health
- How to check your own metabolic health
- How to improve metabolic health
- Malnutrition in aging
- How nutrition helps with frailty and sarcopenia
- Protein intake in aging
- Vitamins and supplements in aging
- Dr. K’s approach to diet and aging
- Conclusion and key takeaways
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Related Resources:
- What to Do About Unintentional Weight Loss
- How to Follow the Mediterranean Diet for Senior Health, & Related Research Findings
- Vitamin D: What to Know (& Why to Be Careful About High Doses)
- How to Detect & Treat Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Older Adults
- Glucotypes reveal new patterns of glucose dysregulation
- Trial of the MIND Diet for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in Older Persons
- The Role of Muscle Mass Gain Following Protein Supplementation Plus Exercise Therapy in Older Adults with Sarcopenia and Frailty Risks: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis of Randomized Trials
- Effectiveness of Whey Protein Supplementation during Resistance Exercise Training on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Strength in Older People with Sarcopenia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Nutritional Interventions: Dietary Protein Needs and Influences on Skeletal Muscle of Older Adults
- Protein Intake and Frailty: A Matter of Quantity, Quality, and Timing
- Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease (2019)
- Marine Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer (2019)
- Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation, Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation, or a Strength-Training Exercise Program on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults: The DO-HEALTH Randomized Clinical Trial (2020)
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