Dietary quality, lifestile factors and healthy ageing in Europe

Keywords: dietary quality, dietary patterns, lifestyle factors, smoking, physical activity, elderly, mortality, Mediterranean Diet Score, Healthy Diet Indicator, healthy ageing, self-rated health, functional statusThe contribution of diet and lifestyle factors to healthy ageing was investigated in European elderly, born between 1913 and 1918, of the SENECA study. First, the Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), Healthy Diet Indicator (HDI), and cluster analysis were validated as measures of quality of dietary patterns in the SENECA study as well as the Framingham study. Cluster analysis, MDS, and HD... Mehr ...