Review of the Impact of Dietary Patterns on Health and Longevity

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10.2991/978-94-6239-797-2_12How to use a DOI?

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Dietary patterns; Health and longevity; Chronic diseases; Gut microbiota; Anti‑inflammatory mechanisms

Abstract

With the acceleration of global population aging, health and longevity have become core issues of public concern. Dietary patterns, as key controllable factors influencing human health and lifespan, are becoming increasingly prominent. Dietary patterns encompass multiple dimensions such as food variety, quantity, proportion, and eating habits, offering a more comprehensive reflection of dietary effects on human health compared to single nutrients. This paper systematically analyzes the core characteristics of global mainstream healthy dietary patterns, including the Mediterranean diet, DASH diet, MIND diet, Nordic diet, and China balanced diet. It summarizes the physiological mechanisms by which dietary patterns influence health and longevity, such as anti-inflammatory effects, antioxidant effects, regulation of gut microbiota, metabolic modulation, and epigenetic regulation. Additionally, it explores current research limitations and future research directions, providing theoretical basis and practical references for achieving health and longevity through optimized dietary patterns and formulating scientific dietary guidelines.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Guoying Wang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/14
TI  - Review of the Impact of Dietary Patterns on Health and Longevity
BT  - Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Lifespan Innovation (ICLI 2026) national Conference on Lifespan Innovation
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 103
EP  - 112
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-797-2_12
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-797-2_12
ID  - Wang2026
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