Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors

Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of published evidence around seafood, health and seniors. Method: Data sources reviewing included: Proquest; PubMed; Science Direct; Taylor and Francis; Cochrane Collaboration; Web of Knowledge and Web of Science. Key search terms included seniors, ageing,...

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Main Authors: McManus, Alexandra, Merga, Margaret
Format: Journal Article
Published: Australasian Medical Journal Pty Ltd 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18253
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Merga, Margaret
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description Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of published evidence around seafood, health and seniors. Method: Data sources reviewing included: Proquest; PubMed; Science Direct; Taylor and Francis; Cochrane Collaboration; Web of Knowledge and Web of Science. Key search terms included seniors, ageing, fish, seafood, protein, health and various lifestyle conditions. Results: A diet high in marine source Omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids affords particular benefits for seniors in a reduced risk of all cause mortality, with the strongest evidence around coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke. Other benefits include reduced inflammation associated with arthritis and delay to onset and slowed progression of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Conclusion: There is increasing evidence to support the regular seafood consumption (particularly oily fish) as being protective against a number of aged-related health conditions. Seniors should be encouraged to consume 3500mg- 4000mg of marine source Omega-3 PUFAs each week.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-182532017-10-02T02:26:56Z Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors McManus, Alexandra Merga, Margaret nutrition seniors seafood Objectives: To conduct a systematic review of published evidence around seafood, health and seniors. Method: Data sources reviewing included: Proquest; PubMed; Science Direct; Taylor and Francis; Cochrane Collaboration; Web of Knowledge and Web of Science. Key search terms included seniors, ageing, fish, seafood, protein, health and various lifestyle conditions. Results: A diet high in marine source Omega-3 poly unsaturated fatty acids affords particular benefits for seniors in a reduced risk of all cause mortality, with the strongest evidence around coronary heart disease and ischemic stroke. Other benefits include reduced inflammation associated with arthritis and delay to onset and slowed progression of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Conclusion: There is increasing evidence to support the regular seafood consumption (particularly oily fish) as being protective against a number of aged-related health conditions. Seniors should be encouraged to consume 3500mg- 4000mg of marine source Omega-3 PUFAs each week. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18253 Australasian Medical Journal Pty Ltd fulltext
spellingShingle nutrition
seniors
seafood
McManus, Alexandra
Merga, Margaret
Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors
title Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors
title_full Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors
title_fullStr Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors
title_full_unstemmed Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors
title_short Seafood: Nutritional Gold for Seniors
title_sort seafood: nutritional gold for seniors
topic nutrition
seniors
seafood
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18253