| Nutrition, Exercise and Epigenetics: Ageing Interventions Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Yu, Byung Pal (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3319357263 ISBN-13: 9783319357263 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $151.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Geriatrics - Science | Life Sciences - Molecular Biology - Medical | Nutrition |
| Dewey: 305.26 |
| Series: Healthy Ageing and Longevity |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.47" W x 9.39" (1.00 lbs) 278 pages |
| Themes: - Generational Orientation - Elderly/Aged |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |