Aging is associated with a loss of sex hormone in both men (andropause) and women
(menopause). In men, reductions in testosterone can trigger declines in muscle mass, bone …

Genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors primarily determine the lifespan of humans.
From these, nutrition is a key component affecting our health, and several studies …

Low serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D 3 (vitamin D 3) is known to perturb cellular function in many
tissues, including the endocrine pancreas, which are involved in obesity and type II diabetes …

Caloric restriction (CR), reduced protein, methionine, or tryptophan diets; and reduced
insulin and/or IGFI intracellular signaling can extend mean and/or maximum lifespan and …

Both life span and health span are influenced by genetic, environmental and lifestyle factors.
With the genetic influence on human life span estimated to be about 20–25%, epigenetic …

Plasma zinc concentrations are decreased in patients on hemodialysis; zinc
supplementation increases hemoglobin levels and reduces erythropoietin-stimulating agent …

The aging process is frequently characterized by an involuntary loss of muscle (sarcopenia)
and bone (osteoporosis) mass. Both chronic diseases are associated with decreased …

OBJECTIVES: The Women's Health Initiative (WHI) randomized trial of calcium/vitamin D
supplementation found reduced bone loss with active treatment compared to placebo and …

Deficiency of zinc plays an important role in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis; however, the
underlying mechanism is not well understood. Apoptosis of osteoblast causing the loss of …

This study was conducted to compare the differences of the whole blood zinc concentration
in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) as compared to healthy controls, and to …