Effects of Plant-Based Nutrition on Ageing

Dear Colleagues,

Human ageing is a complex and individualized process that occurs in the biological, psychological, and social spheres. Biological ageing is characterized by changes in the metabolism and physicochemical properties of cells, leading to impaired self-regulation, regeneration, and even alterations in functional tissues and organs. Ageing is also accompanied by concomitants such as changes in cognitive function, mobility, muscle mass and function, bone mass and density, and sensory perceptions such as vision, hearing, taste, smell, and pain. In other words, the whole human physiology changes as we age.

Over the last few decades, scientific evidence has demonstrated that the ageing process is influenced by our lifestyle. A key player in this regard is nutrition and diet. Over the last few decades, increasing research has indicated that plant-based diets can have beneficial effects on the ageing process and life expectancy, including healthy life years. These effects were observed in both a direct manner, by analyzing life expectancy between cohorts on different dietary patterns, or via “surrogates”, e.g., changes in the inflammatory, redox, immunological, or microbiomic status of humans. However, there are still significant knowledge gaps that must be addressed to fully understand the effects of plant-based nutrition on ageing. Ageing research will continue to find solutions to extend life expectancy and, especially, to ensure a high quality of life leading up to old age.

This Special Issue aims to address the effect of plant-based nutrition, including plant-based dietary interventions, on ageing.

We encourage all investigators in this field, from young and talented fellows to experienced senior scientists, to submit cutting-edge research on the topic of plant-based nutrition and its relation to ageing.

We invite you to submit original research, reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or computational modelling research to this Special Issue to broaden our knowledge and open new research directions.

Dr. Manfred Lamprecht
Prof. Dr. Claire Williams
Guest Editors

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